What color is #24646B?

#24646B is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Pacific?

The RGB value is 36, 100, 107: 36 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Pacific?

The complementary color is #6B2B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #24646B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Pacific color: hex code #24646B

#24646B rgb(36, 100, 107)

Shades of teal

Pacific has the hex code #24646B. It is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 39.2% green and 42% blue (36, 100, 107).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 50% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 58% black.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.75:1).

Pacific (#24646B) color codes

HEX	`#24646B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 100, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 39.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 50%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 66%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 7%, 0%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(38.81, -17.71, -9.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(38.81, 20.33, 209.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.937, 10.55, 15.525)`
Decimal	`2385003`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Pacific, 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 #24646B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#24646B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.75:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.11:1	Fail	Fail	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 #24646B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #24646b; }
.text { color: #24646b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #24646b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 100 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #24646b, #24416b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

See #24646B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #24646B?: #24646B is a dark, desaturated cyan known as Pacific. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Pacific?: The RGB value is 36, 100, 107: 36 red, 100 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Pacific?: The complementary color is #6B2B24, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #24646B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.11:1 and white text 6.75:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.