What color is #347A74?

#347A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #347A74?

The RGB value is 52, 122, 116: 52 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #347A74?

The complementary color is #7A343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #347A74?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#347A74 color

#347A74 rgb(52, 122, 116)

Shades of teal

The hex color #347A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 47.8% green and 45.5% blue (52, 122, 116).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 40% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#347A74 color codes

HEX	`#347A74`
RGB	`rgb(52, 122, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 47.8%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 40%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 57%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 5%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.85, -23.44, -3.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.85, 23.67, 188.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.527, 15.909, 18.983)`
Decimal	`3439220`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #347A74, 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 #347A74	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#347A74 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #347A74 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #347a74; }
.text { color: #347a74; }
.border { border: 2px solid #347a74; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 122 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #347a74, #345d7a); }

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Questions

What color is #347A74?: #347A74 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #347A74?: The RGB value is 52, 122, 116: 52 red, 122 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #347A74?: The complementary color is #7A343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #347A74?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.