What color is #34BD9C?

#34BD9C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #34BD9C?

The RGB value is 52, 189, 156: 52 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #34BD9C?

The complementary color is #BD3455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #34BD9C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#34BD9C color

#34BD9C rgb(52, 189, 156)

Shades of teal

The hex color #34BD9C is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 20.4% red, 74.1% green and 61.2% blue (52, 189, 156).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 57% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 26% black.

The closest named color is Macau (#46C299), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.91:1).

#34BD9C color codes

HEX	`#34BD9C`
RGB	`rgb(52, 189, 156)`
RGB percent	`rgb(20.4%, 74.1%, 61.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 57%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 72%, 74%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 0%, 17%, 26%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.13, -43.98, 6.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.13, 44.43, 171.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.611, 39.523, 37.725)`
Decimal	`3456412`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #34BD9C, 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 #34BD9C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#34BD9C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.91:1	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 #34BD9C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #34bd9c; }
.text { color: #34bd9c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #34bd9c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(52 189 156 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #34bd9c, #3499bd); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #34BD9C?: #34BD9C is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Macau. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #34BD9C?: The RGB value is 52, 189, 156: 52 red, 189 green and 156 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #34BD9C?: The complementary color is #BD3455, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #34BD9C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.91:1 and white text 2.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.