What color is #347387?

#347387 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Calypso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #347387?

The RGB value is 52, 115, 135: 52 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #347387?

The complementary color is #874834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #347387?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#347387 color

#347387 rgb(52, 115, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #347387 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 45.1% green and 52.9% blue (52, 115, 135).

Its hue angle is 194°, with 44% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Calypso (#3D7188), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.32:1).

#347387 color codes

HEX	`#347387`
RGB	`rgb(52, 115, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 45.1%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(194, 44%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(194, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 15%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.28, -13.86, -17.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.28, 21.96, 230.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.918, 14.74, 25.134)`
Decimal	`3437447`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #347387, 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 #347387	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.95:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#347387 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.32:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.95:1	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 #347387 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #347387; }
.text { color: #347387; }
.border { border: 2px solid #347387; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 115 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #347387, #344a87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Cerulean.

Questions

What color is #347387?: #347387 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Calypso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #347387?: The RGB value is 52, 115, 135: 52 red, 115 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #347387?: The complementary color is #874834, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #347387?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.95:1 and white text 5.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.