What color is #345E66?

#345E66 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345E66?

The RGB value is 52, 94, 102: 52 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345E66?

The complementary color is #663C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345E66?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345E66 color

#345E66 rgb(52, 94, 102)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345E66 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 36.9% green and 40% blue (52, 94, 102).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 32% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is After the Storm (#33616A), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.15:1).

#345E66 color codes

HEX	`#345E66`
RGB	`rgb(52, 94, 102)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 36.9%, 40%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 32%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 49%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 8%, 0%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.29, -12.26, -9.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.29, 15.29, 216.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.816, 9.694, 14.027)`
Decimal	`3432038`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345E66, 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 #345E66	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.94:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345E66 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.94:1	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 #345E66 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345e66; }
.text { color: #345e66; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345e66; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 94 102 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345e66, #344566); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345E66?: #345E66 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color After the Storm. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345E66?: The RGB value is 52, 94, 102: 52 red, 94 green and 102 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345E66?: The complementary color is #663C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345E66?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.94:1 and white text 7.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.