What color is #348A84?

#348A84 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348A84?

The RGB value is 52, 138, 132: 52 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348A84?

The complementary color is #8A343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348A84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348A84 color

#348A84 rgb(52, 138, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #348A84 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 54.1% green and 51.8% blue (52, 138, 132).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 45% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.11:1).

#348A84 color codes

HEX	`#348A84`
RGB	`rgb(52, 138, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 54.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 45%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 62%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 4%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.48, -26.97, -4.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.48, 27.33, 189.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.668, 20.571, 25.023)`
Decimal	`3443332`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348A84, 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 #348A84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348A84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.11:1	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 #348A84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348a84; }
.text { color: #348a84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348a84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 138 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348a84, #34658a); }

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Questions

What color is #348A84?: #348A84 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348A84?: The RGB value is 52, 138, 132: 52 red, 138 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348A84?: The complementary color is #8A343A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348A84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.11:1 and white text 4.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.