What color is #002D2A?

#002D2A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #002D2A?

The RGB value is 0, 45, 42: 0 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #002D2A?

The complementary color is #2D0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #002D2A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#002D2A color

#002D2A rgb(0, 45, 42)

Shades of teal

The hex color #002D2A is a very dark, vivid cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 0% red, 17.6% green and 16.5% blue (0, 45, 42).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 100% saturation and 9% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 100% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 82% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 5.8 ΔE.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.91:1).

#002D2A color codes

HEX	`#002D2A`
RGB	`rgb(0, 45, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(0%, 17.6%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 100%, 9%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 100%, 18%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(100%, 0%, 7%, 82%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(15.72, -15.43, -2.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(15.72, 15.6, 188.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(1.356, 2.044, 2.513)`
Decimal	`11562`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #002D2A, 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 #002D2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#002D2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	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 #002D2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #002d2a; }
.text { color: #002d2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #002d2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(0 45 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #002d2a, #001a2d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #002D2A?: #002D2A is a very dark, vivid cyan, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #002D2A?: The RGB value is 0, 45, 42: 0 red, 45 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #002D2A?: The complementary color is #2D0003, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #002D2A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.41:1 and white text 14.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.