What color is #348A99?

#348A99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348A99?

The RGB value is 52, 138, 153: 52 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348A99?

The complementary color is #994334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348A99?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348A99 color

#348A99 rgb(52, 138, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #348A99 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 54.1% green and 60% blue (52, 138, 153).

Its hue angle is 189°, with 49% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Waikiki (#218BA0), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.24:1).

#348A99 color codes

HEX	`#348A99`
RGB	`rgb(52, 138, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 54.1%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(189, 49%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(189, 66%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 10%, 0%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, -20.64, -15.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 25.86, 217.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.252, 21.205, 33.367)`
Decimal	`3443353`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348A99, 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 #348A99	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348A99 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.24:1	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 #348A99 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348a99; }
.text { color: #348a99; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348a99; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 138 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348a99, #345899); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #348A99?: #348A99 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Waikiki. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348A99?: The RGB value is 52, 138, 153: 52 red, 138 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348A99?: The complementary color is #994334, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348A99?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.24:1 and white text 4.01:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.