What color is #345F88?

#345F88 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #345F88?

The RGB value is 52, 95, 136: 52 red, 95 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #345F88?

The complementary color is #885D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #345F88?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#345F88 color

#345F88 rgb(52, 95, 136)

Shades of blue

The hex color #345F88 is a dark, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 37.3% green and 53.3% blue (52, 95, 136).

Its hue angle is 209°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 30% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Mississippi River (#3B638C), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.69:1).

#345F88 color codes

HEX	`#345F88`
RGB	`rgb(52, 95, 136)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 37.3%, 53.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(209, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(209, 62%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 30%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.06, -1.65, -27.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.06, 27.31, 266.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.951, 10.691, 24.827)`
Decimal	`3432328`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #345F88, 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 #345F88	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#345F88 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.14:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #345F88 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #345f88; }
.text { color: #345f88; }
.border { border: 2px solid #345f88; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 95 136 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #345f88, #343588); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Denim.

Questions

What color is #345F88?: #345F88 is a dark, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Mississippi River. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #345F88?: The RGB value is 52, 95, 136: 52 red, 95 green and 136 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #345F88?: The complementary color is #885D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #345F88?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.14:1 and white text 6.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.