What color is #346C71?

#346C71 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 #346C71?

The RGB value is 52, 108, 113: 52 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346C71?

The complementary color is #713934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346C71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346C71 color

#346C71 rgb(52, 108, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #346C71 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 42.4% green and 44.3% blue (52, 108, 113).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Pacific (#24646B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#346C71 color codes

HEX	`#346C71`
RGB	`rgb(52, 108, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 42.4%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 4%, 0%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -16.85, -8.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 18.85, 206.63)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.758, 12.647, 17.546)`
Decimal	`3435633`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346C71, 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 #346C71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346C71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #346C71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346c71; }
.text { color: #346c71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346c71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 108 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346c71, #344d71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #346C71?: #346C71 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 #346C71?: The RGB value is 52, 108, 113: 52 red, 108 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346C71?: The complementary color is #713934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346C71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.