What color is #34706F?

#34706F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34706F?

The RGB value is 52, 112, 111: 52 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34706F?

The complementary color is #703435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34706F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34706F color

#34706F rgb(52, 112, 111)

Shades of teal

The hex color #34706F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 43.9% green and 43.5% blue (52, 112, 111).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.69:1).

#34706F color codes

HEX	`#34706F`
RGB	`rgb(52, 112, 111)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 43.9%, 43.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 1%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.46, -19.62, -5.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.46, 20.35, 195.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.078, 13.465, 17.104)`
Decimal	`3436655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34706F, 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 #34706F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.69:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#34706F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.69:1	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 #34706F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34706f; }
.text { color: #34706f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34706f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 112 111 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34706f, #345370); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #34706F?: #34706F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34706F?: The RGB value is 52, 112, 111: 52 red, 112 green and 111 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34706F?: The complementary color is #703435, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34706F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.69:1 and white text 5.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.