What color is #347472?

#347472 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 #347472?

The RGB value is 52, 116, 114: 52 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #347472?

The complementary color is #743436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #347472?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#347472 color

#347472 rgb(52, 116, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #347472 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 45.5% green and 44.7% blue (52, 116, 114).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 38% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Deep Pool Teal (#366D68), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.4:1).

#347472 color codes

HEX	`#347472`
RGB	`rgb(52, 116, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 45.5%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 38%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 55%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 2%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(44.85, -20.88, -5.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(44.85, 21.5, 193.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.698, 14.435, 18.139)`
Decimal	`3437682`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #347472, 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 #347472	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.89:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#347472 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.4:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.89:1	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 #347472 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #347472; }
.text { color: #347472; }
.border { border: 2px solid #347472; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 116 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #347472, #345674); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #347472?: #347472 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 #347472?: The RGB value is 52, 116, 114: 52 red, 116 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #347472?: The complementary color is #743436, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #347472?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.89:1 and white text 5.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.