What color is #345549?

#345549 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345549?

The RGB value is 52, 85, 73: 52 red, 85 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345549?

The complementary color is #553440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345549?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345549 color

#345549 rgb(52, 85, 73)

Shades of green

The hex color #345549 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 33.3% green and 28.6% blue (52, 85, 73).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 24% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 67% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.26:1).

#345549 color codes

HEX	`#345549`
RGB	`rgb(52, 85, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 33.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 24%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 39%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 14%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.37, -15.19, 3.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.37, 15.52, 168.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.867, 7.708, 7.481)`
Decimal	`3429705`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345549, 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 #345549	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345549 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.54:1	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 #345549 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345549; }
.text { color: #345549; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345549; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 85 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345549, #345055); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345549?: #345549 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345549?: The RGB value is 52, 85, 73: 52 red, 85 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345549?: The complementary color is #553440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345549?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.54:1 and white text 8.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.