What color is #34716B?

#34716B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34716B?

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

What is the complementary color of #34716B?

The complementary color is #71343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34716B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34716B color

#34716B rgb(52, 113, 107)

Shades of teal

The hex color #34716B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

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

Its hue angle is 174°, with 37% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 54% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.64:1).

#34716B color codes

HEX	`#34716B`
RGB	`rgb(52, 113, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 44.3%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 37%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 54%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(54%, 0%, 5%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.66, -21.3, -2.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.66, 21.47, 187.23)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.974, 13.601, 16.007)`
Decimal	`3436907`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34716B, 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 #34716B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.72:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#34716B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.72:1	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 #34716B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34716b; }
.text { color: #34716b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34716b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 113 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34716b, #345971); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #34716B?: #34716B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Deep Pool Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34716B?: The RGB value is 52, 113, 107: 52 red, 113 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34716B?: The complementary color is #71343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34716B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.72:1 and white text 5.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.