What color is #348ED1?

#348ED1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348ED1?

The RGB value is 52, 142, 209: 52 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348ED1?

The complementary color is #D17734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348ED1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348ED1 color

#348ED1 rgb(52, 142, 209)

Shades of blue

The hex color #348ED1 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 55.7% green and 82% blue (52, 142, 209).

Its hue angle is 206°, with 63% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 32% magenta, 0% yellow and 18% black.

The closest named color is Magical Merlin (#3D8ED0), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.94:1).

#348ED1 color codes

HEX	`#348ED1`
RGB	`rgb(52, 142, 209)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 55.7%, 82%)`
HSL	`hsl(206, 63%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(206, 75%, 82%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 32%, 0%, 18%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(56.76, -3.89, -41.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(56.76, 42.16, 264.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.593, 24.677, 63.882)`
Decimal	`3444433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348ED1, 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 #348ED1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348ED1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.54:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.94:1	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 #348ED1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348ed1; }
.text { color: #348ed1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348ed1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 142 209 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348ed1, #343fd1); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #348ED1?: #348ED1 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Magical Merlin. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348ED1?: The RGB value is 52, 142, 209: 52 red, 142 green and 209 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348ED1?: The complementary color is #D17734, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348ED1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 and white text 3.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.