What color is #34574F?

#34574F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34574F?

The RGB value is 52, 87, 79: 52 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34574F?

The complementary color is #57343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34574F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34574F color

#34574F rgb(52, 87, 79)

Shades of teal

The hex color #34574F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 34.1% green and 31% blue (52, 87, 79).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.01:1).

#34574F color codes

HEX	`#34574F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 87, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 34.1%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 40%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.21, -14.78, 0.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.21, 14.79, 177.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.235, 8.111, 8.633)`
Decimal	`3430223`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34574F, 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 #34574F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34574F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.62:1	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 #34574F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34574f; }
.text { color: #34574f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34574f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 87 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34574f, #344e57); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #34574F?: #34574F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34574F?: The RGB value is 52, 87, 79: 52 red, 87 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34574F?: The complementary color is #57343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34574F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.62:1 and white text 8.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.