What color is #34B7AA?

#34B7AA is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34B7AA?

The RGB value is 52, 183, 170: 52 red, 183 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34B7AA?

The complementary color is #B73441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34B7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34B7AA color

#34B7AA rgb(52, 183, 170)

Shades of teal

The hex color #34B7AA is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 71.8% green and 66.7% blue (52, 183, 170).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 56% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Escape (#4DBBAF), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.5:1).

#34B7AA color codes

HEX	`#34B7AA`
RGB	`rgb(52, 183, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 71.8%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 56%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 72%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 7%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.65, -37.64, -3.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.65, 37.81, 185.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.602, 37.496, 43.911)`
Decimal	`3454890`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34B7AA, 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 #34B7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#34B7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.5:1	Pass	Pass	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 #34B7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34b7aa; }
.text { color: #34b7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34b7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 183 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34b7aa, #3482b7); }

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Questions

What color is #34B7AA?: #34B7AA is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Tropical Escape. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34B7AA?: The RGB value is 52, 183, 170: 52 red, 183 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34B7AA?: The complementary color is #B73441, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34B7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.5:1 and white text 2.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.