What color is #34947A?

#34947A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34947A?

The RGB value is 52, 148, 122: 52 red, 148 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34947A?

The complementary color is #94344E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34947A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34947A color

#34947A rgb(52, 148, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #34947A is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 58% green and 47.8% blue (52, 148, 122).

Its hue angle is 164°, with 48% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 42% black.

The closest named color is Pool Table (#039578), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.66:1).

#34947A color codes

HEX	`#34947A`
RGB	`rgb(52, 148, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 58%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(164, 48%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(164, 65%, 58%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 18%, 42%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.39, -34.46, 5.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.39, 34.91, 170.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.517, 23.313, 22.091)`
Decimal	`3445882`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34947A, 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 #34947A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#34947A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.71:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.66:1	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 #34947A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34947a; }
.text { color: #34947a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34947a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 148 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34947a, #347e94); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #34947A?: #34947A is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pool Table. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34947A?: The RGB value is 52, 148, 122: 52 red, 148 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34947A?: The complementary color is #94344E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34947A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.66:1 and white text 3.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.