What color is #345C4D?

#345C4D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345C4D?

The RGB value is 52, 92, 77: 52 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345C4D?

The complementary color is #5C3443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345C4D?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345C4D color

#345C4D rgb(52, 92, 77)

Shades of green

The hex color #345C4D is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.1% green and 30.2% blue (52, 92, 77).

Its hue angle is 158°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Ethereal Woods (#3E5E4E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.54:1).

#345C4D color codes

HEX	`#345C4D`
RGB	`rgb(52, 92, 77)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.1%, 30.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(158, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(158, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 16%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.83, -18.07, 4.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.83, 18.56, 166.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.582, 8.92, 8.395)`
Decimal	`3431501`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345C4D, 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 #345C4D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.78:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345C4D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.78:1	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 #345C4D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345c4d; }
.text { color: #345c4d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345c4d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 92 77 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345c4d, #34575c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Hunter Green.

Questions

What color is #345C4D?: #345C4D is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ethereal Woods. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345C4D?: The RGB value is 52, 92, 77: 52 red, 92 green and 77 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345C4D?: The complementary color is #5C3443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345C4D?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.78:1 and white text 7.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.