What color is #345C85?

#345C85 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345C85?

The RGB value is 52, 92, 133: 52 red, 92 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345C85?

The complementary color is #855D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345C85?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345C85 color

#345C85 rgb(52, 92, 133)

Shades of blue

The hex color #345C85 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.1% green and 52.2% blue (52, 92, 133).

Its hue angle is 210°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 31% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Mississippi River (#3B638C), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.96:1).

#345C85 color codes

HEX	`#345C85`
RGB	`rgb(52, 92, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.1%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(210, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(210, 61%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 31%, 0%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.98, -0.83, -27.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.98, 27.13, 268.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.475, 10.077, 23.631)`
Decimal	`3431557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345C85, 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 #345C85	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#345C85 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.02:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #345C85 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345c85; }
.text { color: #345c85; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345c85; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 92 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345c85, #353485); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #345C85?: #345C85 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345C85?: The RGB value is 52, 92, 133: 52 red, 92 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345C85?: The complementary color is #855D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345C85?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.02:1 and white text 6.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.