What color is #2D454A?

#2D454A is a dark, grayish cyan known as Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Little Mermaid?

The RGB value is 45, 69, 74: 45 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Little Mermaid?

The complementary color is #4A322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D454A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Little Mermaid color: hex code #2D454A

#2D454A rgb(45, 69, 74)

Shades of gray

Little Mermaid has the hex code #2D454A. It is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 27.1% green and 29% blue (45, 69, 74).

Its hue angle is 190°, with 24% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 71% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.19:1).

Little Mermaid (#2D454A) color codes

HEX	`#2D454A`
RGB	`rgb(45, 69, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 27.1%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(190, 24%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(190, 39%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 7%, 0%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(27.6, -7.76, -5.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(27.6, 9.79, 217.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.446, 5.308, 7.268)`
Decimal	`2966858`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Little Mermaid, 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 #2D454A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D454A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.06:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #2D454A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d454a; }
.text { color: #2d454a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d454a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 69 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d454a, #2d364a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #2D454A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #2D454A?: #2D454A is a dark, grayish cyan known as Little Mermaid. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Little Mermaid?: The RGB value is 45, 69, 74: 45 red, 69 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Little Mermaid?: The complementary color is #4A322D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D454A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.06:1 and white text 10.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.