What color is #346B71?

#346B71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346B71?

The RGB value is 52, 107, 113: 52 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346B71?

The complementary color is #713A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346B71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346B71 color

#346B71 rgb(52, 107, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #346B71 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 42% green and 44.3% blue (52, 107, 113).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.02:1).

#346B71 color codes

HEX	`#346B71`
RGB	`rgb(52, 107, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 42%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 5%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.9, -16.3, -8.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.9, 18.58, 208.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.653, 12.437, 17.511)`
Decimal	`3435377`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346B71, 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 #346B71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.49:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346B71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.49:1	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 #346B71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346b71; }
.text { color: #346b71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346b71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 107 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346b71, #344c71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #346B71?: #346B71 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346B71?: The RGB value is 52, 107, 113: 52 red, 107 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346B71?: The complementary color is #713A34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346B71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.49:1 and white text 6.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.