What color is #345E63?

#345E63 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345E63?

The RGB value is 52, 94, 99: 52 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345E63?

The complementary color is #633934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345E63?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345E63 color

#345E63 rgb(52, 94, 99)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345E63 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.9% green and 38.8% blue (52, 94, 99).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 31% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Arctic Nights (#345C61), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#345E63 color codes

HEX	`#345E63`
RGB	`rgb(52, 94, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.9%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 31%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 47%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 5%, 0%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.18, -13.16, -7.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.18, 15.11, 209.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.67, 9.636, 13.258)`
Decimal	`3432035`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345E63, 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 #345E63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345E63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	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 #345E63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345e63; }
.text { color: #345e63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345e63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 94 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345e63, #344763); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345E63?: #345E63 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Arctic Nights. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345E63?: The RGB value is 52, 94, 99: 52 red, 94 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345E63?: The complementary color is #633934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345E63?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.