What color is #345F57?

#345F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345F57?

The RGB value is 52, 95, 87: 52 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345F57?

The complementary color is #5F343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345F57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345F57 color

#345F57 rgb(52, 95, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #345F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 37.3% green and 34.1% blue (52, 95, 87).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 29% saturation and 29% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.19:1).

#345F57 color codes

HEX	`#345F57`
RGB	`rgb(52, 95, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 37.3%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 29%, 29%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 45%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 8%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.12, -17.12, -0.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.12, 17.13, 180.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.228, 9.602, 10.487)`
Decimal	`3432279`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345F57, 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 #345F57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.92:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#345F57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.92:1	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 #345F57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345f57; }
.text { color: #345f57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345f57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 95 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345f57, #34515f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #345F57?: #345F57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345F57?: The RGB value is 52, 95, 87: 52 red, 95 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345F57?: The complementary color is #5F343C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345F57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.92:1 and white text 7.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.