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#34C5B7 Color

#34C5B7 is rgb(52, 197, 183) in RGB, hsl(174, 58%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 7%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#34C5B7
HEX#34C5B7
RGBrgb(52, 197, 183)
HSLhsl(174, 58%, 49%)
HSVhsv(174, 74%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 7%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.12 185.3)
LABlab(72.00% -41.36 -4.44)
LCHlch(72.00% 41.60 186.13)

What #34C5B7 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 #34C5B7, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 6.18Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 6.89Light Sea Green#20B2AAΔE 7.41Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 7.96Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 8.61Keppel#3AB09EΔE 8.79

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

#34C5B7 Channel Values

How #34C5B7 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 197 · B 1838-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 174° · S 58% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 174° · S 74% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 7% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.14:1 vs white · 9.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #34C5B7 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #34C5B7 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #34C5B7

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #34C5B7; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#34C5B7
Complementary
#C53443
Analogous
#34C56E
Analogous
#348BC5
Triadic
#B734C5
Triadic
#C5B734
Split comp.
#C5348B
Split comp.
#C56E34

Tints & Shades of #34C5B7

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.

Tints

#4ED0C3
#6AD7CC
#86DFD6
#A2E6E0
#BFEEE9
#DBF5F3

Shades

#2EADA1
#279186
#207970
#195D56
#12443F
#0B2825

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #34C5B7.

How #34C5B7 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#34C5B7
Protanopia#B6B6B7
Protanomaly#94BCB7
Deuteranopia#A7A7BA
Deuteranomaly#88B4B9
Tritanopia#3CC3C3
Tritanomaly#39C4BF
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #34C5B7 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-34c5b7: #34C5B7;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #34C5B7;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-34c5b7': '#34C5B7' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.204, green: 0.773, blue: 0.718)
Android XML<color name="color_34c5b7">#34C5B7</color>
SVG fillfill="#34C5B7"

More Teal Colors

#34C5B7 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#34C5B7 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #34C5B7?

#34C5B7 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(52, 197, 183) in RGB and hsl(174, 58%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tiffany Blue (#0ABAB5), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.18.

What is the RGB value of #34C5B7?

#34C5B7 is rgb(52, 197, 183) — red 52, green 197, and blue 183 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #34C5B7?

#34C5B7 converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 7%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #34C5B7 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #34C5B7 scores 2.14:1 against white and 9.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #34C5B7 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #34C5B7 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 mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) at a CIE76 distance of 6.89, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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