What color is #346E73?

#346E73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #346E73?

The RGB value is 52, 110, 115: 52 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #346E73?

The complementary color is #733934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #346E73?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#346E73 color

#346E73 rgb(52, 110, 115)

Shades of teal

The hex color #346E73 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 43.1% green and 45.1% blue (52, 110, 115).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Ming (#407577), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.79:1).

#346E73 color codes

HEX	`#346E73`
RGB	`rgb(52, 110, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 43.1%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 55%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 4%, 0%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.94, -17.35, -8.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.94, 19.35, 206.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.085, 13.119, 18.217)`
Decimal	`3436147`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #346E73, 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 #346E73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.62:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#346E73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.62:1	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 #346E73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #346e73; }
.text { color: #346e73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #346e73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 110 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #346e73, #344e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #346E73?: #346E73 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ming. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #346E73?: The RGB value is 52, 110, 115: 52 red, 110 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #346E73?: The complementary color is #733934, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #346E73?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.62:1 and white text 5.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.