Recognised as Colour

#346D7E

#346D7E
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Slate grey

#346D7E is a cyan with RGB values 52, 109, 126 and HSL 194°, 42%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Slate grey.

Colour values

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HEX#346D7E

RGBrgb(52, 109, 126)

RGB (0–1)0.2039, 0.4275, 0.4941

RGB percentages20.4%, 42.7%, 49.4%

HSLhsl(193.8, 41.6%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSBhsv(193.8, 58.7%, 49.4%)

CMYK58.7%, 13.5%, 0%, 50.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer3,435,902

CSS custom property--colour: #346D7E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.13174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness97.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.78:1

Contrast with white5.78:1WCAG normal text: AA

Contrast with black3.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Greyscale equivalent#626262

Inverted#CB9281

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#636A7Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#58627Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16.7 from the original

Tritanopia#007372no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text5.78:1WCAG large text: AAA

Contrast with black, large text3.63:1WCAG large text: AA

Named colours

Slate grey · ΔE 15.6 Dark slate grey · ΔE 16.4 Light slate grey · ΔE 17.5 Teal · ΔE 17.6 Dim grey · ΔE 20.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 20.5

Nearest named CSS colourSlate grey (#708090)ΔE 15.58, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#7E4534

Analogous#347E6A, #34487E

Triadic#7E346D, #6D7E34

Split complementary#7E3448, #7E6A34

Tetradic#6A347E, #7E4534, #487E34

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#A4CDDA

Lighter +30%#80BACB

Lighter +20%#5CA6BC

Lighter +10%#438CA2

Darker −10%#254E5A

Darker −20%#162F36

Darker −30%#070F12

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#1E7994

Less saturated −25%#4A6168

Channel breakdown

R52

G109

B126

Red52 (20.4%)

Green109 (42.7%)

Blue126 (49.4%)

Hue193.78°

Saturation (HSL)41.57%

Lightness34.9%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 34 · G 6D · B 7E

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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