What color is #346856?

#346856 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346856?

The RGB value is 52, 104, 86: 52 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346856?

The complementary color is #683446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346856?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346856 color

#346856 rgb(52, 104, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #346856 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 40.8% green and 33.7% blue (52, 104, 86).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 33% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.44:1).

#346856 color codes

HEX	`#346856`
RGB	`rgb(52, 104, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 40.8%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 33%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 50%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 17%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.08, -22.21, 4.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.08, 22.72, 167.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.045, 11.302, 10.56)`
Decimal	`3434582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346856, 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 #346856	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.26:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346856 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.44:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.26:1	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 #346856 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346856; }
.text { color: #346856; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346856; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 104 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346856, #346068); }

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Questions

What color is #346856?: #346856 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346856?: The RGB value is 52, 104, 86: 52 red, 104 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346856?: The complementary color is #683446, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346856?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.26:1 and white text 6.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.