What color is #346E51?

#346E51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346E51?

The RGB value is 52, 110, 81: 52 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346E51?

The complementary color is #6E3451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346E51?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346E51 color

#346E51 rgb(52, 110, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #346E51 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 43.1% green and 31.8% blue (52, 110, 81).

Its hue angle is 150°, with 36% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 57% black.

The closest named color is Toad King (#3D6C54), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.01:1).

#346E51 color codes

HEX	`#346E51`
RGB	`rgb(52, 110, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 43.1%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(150, 36%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(150, 53%, 43%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 26%, 57%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(41.96, -26.44, 10.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(41.96, 28.44, 158.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(8.477, 12.475, 9.744)`
Decimal	`3436113`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346E51, 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 #346E51	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.5:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346E51 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.01:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.5:1	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 #346E51 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346e51; }
.text { color: #346e51; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346e51; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 110 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346e51, #346e6e); }

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Questions

What color is #346E51?: #346E51 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Toad King. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346E51?: The RGB value is 52, 110, 81: 52 red, 110 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346E51?: The complementary color is #6E3451, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346E51?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and white text 6.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.