What color is #244440?

#244440 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #244440?

The RGB value is 36, 68, 64: 36 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #244440?

The complementary color is #442428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #244440?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#244440 color

#244440 rgb(36, 68, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #244440 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 26.7% green and 25.1% blue (36, 68, 64).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 31% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 73% black.

The closest named color is Botanical Night (#12403C), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.63:1).

#244440 color codes

HEX	`#244440`
RGB	`rgb(36, 68, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 26.7%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 31%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 47%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 6%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.39, -12.95, -1.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.39, 13.01, 185.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.72, 4.879, 5.595)`
Decimal	`2376768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #244440, 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 #244440	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.98:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#244440 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.98:1	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 #244440 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #244440; }
.text { color: #244440; }
.border { border: 2px solid #244440; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 68 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #244440, #243844); }

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Questions

What color is #244440?: #244440 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Botanical Night. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #244440?: The RGB value is 36, 68, 64: 36 red, 68 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #244440?: The complementary color is #442428, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #244440?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 1.98:1 and white text 10.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.