What color is #345C61?

#345C61 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Arctic Nights?

The RGB value is 52, 92, 97: 52 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Arctic Nights?

The complementary color is #613934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345C61?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Arctic Nights color: hex code #345C61

#345C61 rgb(52, 92, 97)

Shades of teal

Arctic Nights has the hex code #345C61. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.1% green and 38% blue (52, 92, 97).

Its hue angle is 187°, with 30% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 62% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

Arctic Nights (#345C61) color codes

HEX	`#345C61`
RGB	`rgb(52, 92, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.1%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(187, 30%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(187, 46%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 5%, 0%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -12.6, -7.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 14.55, 210.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.4, 9.247, 12.702)`
Decimal	`3431521`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Arctic Nights, 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 #345C61	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345C61 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #345C61 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345c61; }
.text { color: #345c61; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345c61; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 92 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345c61, #344661); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #345C61 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #345C61?: #345C61 is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Arctic Nights?: The RGB value is 52, 92, 97: 52 red, 92 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Arctic Nights?: The complementary color is #613934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345C61?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.