#342F1D Color

#342F1D is rgb(52, 47, 29) in RGB, hsl(47, 28%, 16%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 80%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Olive (#3C341F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.59. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#342F1D

HEX#342F1D

RGBrgb(52, 47, 29)

HSLhsl(47, 28%, 16%)

HSVhsv(47, 44%, 20%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 80%)

OKLCHoklch(30.5% 0.031 94.4)

LABlab(19.54% -0.10 12.44)

LCHlch(19.54% 12.44 90.47)

What #342F1D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #342F1D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Dark Olive#3C341FΔE 3.59 Bister (Bistre)#3D2B1FΔE 7.44 Dark Lava#483C32ΔE 9.04 Brown (CMY)#4B3621ΔE 10.25 Black Olive#3B3C36ΔE 10.53 Kombu Green#354230ΔE 11.34

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#342F1D Channel Values

How #342F1D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 52 · G 47 · B 29	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 47° · S 28% · L 16%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 47° · S 44% · V 20%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 10% · Y 44% · K 80%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	13.37:1 vs white · 1.57:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #342F1D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text13.37:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text1.57:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #342F1D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #342F1D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #342F1D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How #342F1D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#342F1D

Protanopia#30301D

Protanomaly#32301D

Deuteranopia#31311D

Deuteranomaly#32301D

Tritanopia#362D2D

Tritanomaly#352E27

Achromatopsia#2F2F2F

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Using #342F1D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-342f1d: #342F1D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #342F1D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-342f1d': '#342F1D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.184, blue: 0.114)

Android XML<color name="color_342f1d">#342F1D</color>

SVG fillfill="#342F1D"

More Yellow Colors

#342F1D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#342F1D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #342F1D?

#342F1D is a darkest yellow — rgb(52, 47, 29) in RGB and hsl(47, 28%, 16%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Olive (#3C341F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.59.

What is the RGB value of #342F1D?

#342F1D is rgb(52, 47, 29) — red 52, green 47, and blue 29 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #342F1D?

#342F1D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 80%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #342F1D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #342F1D scores 13.37:1 against white and 1.57:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #342F1D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #342F1D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is black (#000000) at a CIE76 distance of 23.17, which is visibly different.

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