What color is #345850?

#345850 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345850?

The RGB value is 52, 88, 80: 52 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345850?

The complementary color is #58343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345850?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345850 color

#345850 rgb(52, 88, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345850 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 34.5% green and 31.4% blue (52, 88, 80).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 26% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 41% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#345850 color codes

HEX	`#345850`
RGB	`rgb(52, 88, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 34.5%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 26%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 41%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(41%, 0%, 9%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.58, -15.08, 0.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.58, 15.09, 177.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.353, 8.288, 8.853)`
Decimal	`3430480`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345850, 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 #345850	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345850 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	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 #345850 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345850; }
.text { color: #345850; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345850; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 88 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345850, #344e58); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345850?: #345850 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345850?: The RGB value is 52, 88, 80: 52 red, 88 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345850?: The complementary color is #58343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345850?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.66:1 and white text 7.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.