What color is #348F80?

#348F80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #348F80?

The RGB value is 52, 143, 128: 52 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #348F80?

The complementary color is #8F3443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #348F80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#348F80 color

#348F80 rgb(52, 143, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #348F80 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 56.1% green and 50.2% blue (52, 143, 128).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 47% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.39:1).

#348F80 color codes

HEX	`#348F80`
RGB	`rgb(52, 143, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 56.1%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 47%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 64%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.95, -30.53, 0.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.95, 30.53, 179.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.133, 21.932, 23.854)`
Decimal	`3444608`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #348F80, 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 #348F80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.39:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#348F80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.9:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.39:1	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 #348F80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #348f80; }
.text { color: #348f80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #348f80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 143 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #348f80, #34718f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #348F80?: #348F80 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #348F80?: The RGB value is 52, 143, 128: 52 red, 143 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #348F80?: The complementary color is #8F3443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #348F80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.39:1 and white text 3.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.