What color is #345E55?

#345E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345E55?

The RGB value is 52, 94, 85: 52 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345E55?

The complementary color is #5E343D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345E55 color

#345E55 rgb(52, 94, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (52, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 167°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Iridescent (#3A5B52), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.3:1).

#345E55 color codes

HEX	`#345E55`
RGB	`rgb(52, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(167, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(167, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.73, -17.11, 0.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.73, 17.12, 178.09)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.058, 9.391, 10.033)`
Decimal	`3432021`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345E55, 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 #345E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.88:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.88:1	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 #345E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345e55; }
.text { color: #345e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345e55, #34525e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345E55?: #345E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Iridescent. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345E55?: The RGB value is 52, 94, 85: 52 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345E55?: The complementary color is #5E343D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.88:1 and white text 7.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.