What color is #345C57?

#345C57 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 #345C57?

The RGB value is 52, 92, 87: 52 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345C57?

The complementary color is #5C3439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345C57 color

#345C57 rgb(52, 92, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.1% green and 34.1% blue (52, 92, 87).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Enchanting Ivy (#315955), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#345C57 color codes

HEX	`#345C57`
RGB	`rgb(52, 92, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 43%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.12, -15.45, -1.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.12, 15.53, 185.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.963, 9.072, 10.399)`
Decimal	`3431511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345C57, 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 #345C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #345C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345c57; }
.text { color: #345c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 92 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345c57, #344d5c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345C57?: #345C57 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 #345C57?: The RGB value is 52, 92, 87: 52 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345C57?: The complementary color is #5C3439, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.