What color is #345B55?

#345B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345B55?

The RGB value is 52, 91, 85: 52 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345B55?

The complementary color is #5B343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345B55 color

#345B55 rgb(52, 91, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (52, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 27% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.57:1).

#345B55 color codes

HEX	`#345B55`
RGB	`rgb(52, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 27%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.73, -15.44, -0.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.73, 15.46, 183.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.796, 8.868, 9.946)`
Decimal	`3431253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345B55, 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 #345B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.77:1	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 #345B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345b55; }
.text { color: #345b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345b55, #344e5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345B55?: #345B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Enchanting Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345B55?: The RGB value is 52, 91, 85: 52 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345B55?: The complementary color is #5B343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.77:1 and white text 7.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.