What color is #348E6E?

#348E6E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348E6E?

The RGB value is 52, 142, 110: 52 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348E6E?

The complementary color is #8E3454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348E6E?

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.

#348E6E color

#348E6E rgb(52, 142, 110)

Shades of green

The hex color #348E6E is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 55.7% green and 43.1% blue (52, 142, 110).

Its hue angle is 159°, with 46% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 23% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#348E6E color codes

HEX	`#348E6E`
RGB	`rgb(52, 142, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 55.7%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(159, 46%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(159, 63%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 23%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.17, -34.7, 9.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.17, 35.91, 165.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.902, 21.2, 18.108)`
Decimal	`3444334`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348E6E, 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 #348E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.24:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.01:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348E6E 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 #348E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348e6e; }
.text { color: #348e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 142 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348e6e, #34818e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #348E6E?: #348E6E is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348E6E?: The RGB value is 52, 142, 110: 52 red, 142 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348E6E?: The complementary color is #8E3454, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348E6E?: 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.