What color is #345A46?

#345A46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345A46?

The RGB value is 52, 90, 70: 52 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345A46?

The complementary color is #5A3448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345A46?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345A46 color

#345A46 rgb(52, 90, 70)

Shades of green

The hex color #345A46 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 35.3% green and 27.5% blue (52, 90, 70).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 22% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Herbes de Provence (#3A5F49), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.79:1).

#345A46 color codes

HEX	`#345A46`
RGB	`rgb(52, 90, 70)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 35.3%, 27.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 42%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 22%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.97, -18.68, 7.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.97, 20.07, 158.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.177, 8.484, 7.105)`
Decimal	`3430982`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345A46, 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 #345A46	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345A46 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #345A46 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345a46; }
.text { color: #345a46; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345a46; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 90 70 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345a46, #345a59); }

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Questions

What color is #345A46?: #345A46 is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Herbes de Provence. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345A46?: The RGB value is 52, 90, 70: 52 red, 90 green and 70 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345A46?: The complementary color is #5A3448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345A46?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.