What color is #347E86?

#347E86 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #347E86?

The RGB value is 52, 126, 134: 52 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #347E86?

The complementary color is #863C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #347E86?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#347E86 color

#347E86 rgb(52, 126, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #347E86 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 49.4% green and 52.5% blue (52, 126, 134).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Diver’s Eden (#3A797E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.69:1).

#347E86 color codes

HEX	`#347E86`
RGB	`rgb(52, 126, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 49.4%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 6%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.72, -20.2, -11.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.72, 23.1, 209.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.178, 17.372, 25.208)`
Decimal	`3440262`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #347E86, 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 #347E86	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.47:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#347E86 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.69:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.47:1	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 #347E86 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #347e86; }
.text { color: #347e86; }
.border { border: 2px solid #347e86; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 126 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #347e86, #345586); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #347E86?: #347E86 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Diver’s Eden. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #347E86?: The RGB value is 52, 126, 134: 52 red, 126 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #347E86?: The complementary color is #863C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #347E86?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.47:1 and white text 4.69:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.