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#34768D Color

#34768D is rgb(52, 118, 141) in RGB, hsl(196, 46%, 38%) in HSL, and about cmyk(63%, 16%, 0%, 45%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 2.4. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#34768D
HEX#34768D
RGBrgb(52, 118, 141)
HSLhsl(196, 46%, 38%)
HSVhsv(196, 63%, 55%)
CMYKcmyk(63%, 16%, 0%, 45%)
OKLCHoklch(53.3% 0.076 223.9)
LABlab(46.13% -16.21 -19.27)
LCHlch(46.13% 25.19 229.93)

What #34768D Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #34768D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#34768D Channel Values

How #34768D breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 52 · G 118 · B 1418-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 46% · L 38%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 63% · V 55%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 63% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 45%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.09:1 vs white · 4.12:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #34768D background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #34768D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #34768D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #34768D

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #34768D.

How #34768D Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#34768D
Protanopia#6E6E8D
Protanomaly#5C718D
Deuteranopia#66668E
Deuteranomaly#566D8E
Tritanopia#2A7979
Tritanomaly#2E7882
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #34768D in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-34768d: #34768D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #34768D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-34768d': '#34768D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.463, blue: 0.553)
Android XML<color name="color_34768d">#34768D</color>
SVG fillfill="#34768D"

More Teal Colors

#34768D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#34768D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #34768D?

#34768D is a dark teal — rgb(52, 118, 141) in RGB and hsl(196, 46%, 38%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 2.4.

What is the RGB value of #34768D?

#34768D is rgb(52, 118, 141) — red 52, green 118, and blue 141 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #34768D?

#34768D converts to approximately cmyk(63%, 16%, 0%, 45%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #34768D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #34768D scores 5.09:1 against white and 4.12:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #34768D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #34768D is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.73, which is visibly different.

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