What color is #34390E?

#34390E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34390E?

The RGB value is 52, 57, 14: 52 red, 57 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34390E?

The complementary color is #130E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34390E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34390E color

#34390E rgb(52, 57, 14)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #34390E is a very dark, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 22.4% green and 5.5% blue (52, 57, 14).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 61% saturation and 14% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 78% black.

The closest named color is Wasabi Nori (#333300), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.09:1).

#34390E color codes

HEX	`#34390E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 57, 14)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 22.4%, 5.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 61%, 14%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 75%, 22%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 0%, 75%, 78%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(22.61, -9.15, 25.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(22.61, 26.71, 110.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(2.959, 3.688, 0.971)`
Decimal	`3422478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34390E, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #34390E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34390E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #34390E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34390e; }
.text { color: #34390e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34390e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 57 14 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34390e, #1f390e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Army Green.

Questions

What color is #34390E?: #34390E is a very dark, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wasabi Nori. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34390E?: The RGB value is 52, 57, 14: 52 red, 57 green and 14 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34390E?: The complementary color is #130E39, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34390E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.74:1 and white text 12.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.