What color is #34584C?

#34584C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34584C?

The RGB value is 52, 88, 76: 52 red, 88 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34584C?

The complementary color is #583440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34584C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34584C color

#34584C rgb(52, 88, 76)

Shades of green

The hex color #34584C is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 34.5% green and 29.8% blue (52, 88, 76).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#34584C color codes

HEX	`#34584C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 88, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 34.5%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 14%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.46, -16.12, 2.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.46, 16.37, 169.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.21, 8.231, 8.098)`
Decimal	`3430476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34584C, 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 #34584C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#34584C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #34584C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34584c; }
.text { color: #34584c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34584c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 88 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34584c, #345258); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #34584C?: #34584C is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34584C?: The RGB value is 52, 88, 76: 52 red, 88 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34584C?: The complementary color is #583440, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34584C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.