What color is #348665?

#348665 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348665?

The RGB value is 52, 134, 101: 52 red, 134 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348665?

The complementary color is #863455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348665?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348665 color

#348665 rgb(52, 134, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #348665 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 52.5% green and 39.6% blue (52, 134, 101).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 44% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 25% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#348665 color codes

HEX	`#348665`
RGB	`rgb(52, 134, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 52.5%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 44%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 61%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 25%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.36, -33.19, 10.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.36, 34.81, 162.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.289, 18.719, 15.275)`
Decimal	`3442277`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348665, 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 #348665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #348665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348665; }
.text { color: #348665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 134 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348665, #347e86); }

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Questions

What color is #348665?: #348665 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348665?: The RGB value is 52, 134, 101: 52 red, 134 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348665?: The complementary color is #863455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348665?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.