What color is #349FC6?

#349FC6 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #349FC6?

The RGB value is 52, 159, 198: 52 red, 159 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #349FC6?

The complementary color is #C65B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #349FC6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#349FC6 color

#349FC6 rgb(52, 159, 198)

Shades of blue

The hex color #349FC6 is a moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 62.4% green and 77.6% blue (52, 159, 198).

Its hue angle is 196°, with 58% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 74% cyan, 20% magenta, 0% yellow and 22% black.

The closest named color is Blue Ocean (#009DC4), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.92:1).

#349FC6 color codes

HEX	`#349FC6`
RGB	`rgb(52, 159, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 62.4%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(196, 58%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(196, 74%, 78%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(74%, 20%, 0%, 22%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.31, -17.18, -28.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.31, 33.46, 239.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.003, 29.601, 57.864)`
Decimal	`3448774`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #349FC6, 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 #349FC6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.92:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#349FC6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.03:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.92:1	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 #349FC6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #349fc6; }
.text { color: #349fc6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #349fc6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 159 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #349fc6, #3456c6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Carolina Blue.

Questions

What color is #349FC6?: #349FC6 is a moderate azure, closest to the named color Blue Ocean. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #349FC6?: The RGB value is 52, 159, 198: 52 red, 159 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #349FC6?: The complementary color is #C65B34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #349FC6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.92:1 and white text 3.03:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.