What color is #348176?

#348176 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348176?

The RGB value is 52, 129, 118: 52 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348176?

The complementary color is #81343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348176?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348176 color

#348176 rgb(52, 129, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #348176 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 50.6% green and 46.3% blue (52, 129, 118).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 43% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.62:1).

#348176 color codes

HEX	`#348176`
RGB	`rgb(52, 129, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 50.6%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 43%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 60%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 9%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.18, -26.42, -1.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.18, 26.45, 182.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 17.737, 19.899)`
Decimal	`3441014`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348176, 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 #348176	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#348176 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.62:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	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 #348176 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348176; }
.text { color: #348176; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348176; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 129 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348176, #346581); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #348176?: #348176 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348176?: The RGB value is 52, 129, 118: 52 red, 129 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348176?: The complementary color is #81343F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348176?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.55:1 and white text 4.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.