What color is #346764?

#346764 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346764?

The RGB value is 52, 103, 100: 52 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346764?

The complementary color is #673437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346764?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346764 color

#346764 rgb(52, 103, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #346764 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 40.4% green and 39.2% blue (52, 103, 100).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 30% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.42:1).

#346764 color codes

HEX	`#346764`
RGB	`rgb(52, 103, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 40.4%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 30%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 50%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 3%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.16, -17.91, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.16, 18.27, 191.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.566, 11.35, 13.793)`
Decimal	`3434340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346764, 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 #346764	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346764 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.42:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.27:1	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 #346764 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346764; }
.text { color: #346764; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346764; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 103 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346764, #345067); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #346764?: #346764 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346764?: The RGB value is 52, 103, 100: 52 red, 103 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346764?: The complementary color is #673437, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346764?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.27:1 and white text 6.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.