What color is #345D5A?

#345D5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345D5A?

The RGB value is 52, 93, 90: 52 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345D5A?

The complementary color is #5D3437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345D5A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345D5A color

#345D5A rgb(52, 93, 90)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345D5A is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.5% green and 35.3% blue (52, 93, 90).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 28% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.34:1).

#345D5A color codes

HEX	`#345D5A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 93, 90)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.5%, 35.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 28%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 44%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(44%, 0%, 3%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.55, -15.19, -2.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.55, 15.44, 190.42)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.175, 9.296, 11.087)`
Decimal	`3431770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345D5A, 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 #345D5A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.86:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345D5A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.34:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.86:1	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 #345D5A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345d5a; }
.text { color: #345d5a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345d5a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 93 90 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345d5a, #344b5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345D5A?: #345D5A is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345D5A?: The RGB value is 52, 93, 90: 52 red, 93 green and 90 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345D5A?: The complementary color is #5D3437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345D5A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and white text 7.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.