What color is #244540?

#244540 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 #244540?

The RGB value is 36, 69, 64: 36 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #244540?

The complementary color is #452429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #244540?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#244540 color

#244540 rgb(36, 69, 64)

Shades of teal

The hex color #244540 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 27.1% green and 25.1% blue (36, 69, 64).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 31% saturation and 21% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% 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 10.5:1).

#244540 color codes

HEX	`#244540`
RGB	`rgb(36, 69, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 27.1%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 31%, 21%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 48%, 27%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 7%, 73%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(26.74, -13.54, -0.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(26.74, 13.56, 183.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(3.781, 5.001, 5.616)`
Decimal	`2377024`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #244540, 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 #244540	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#244540 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2:1	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 #244540 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #244540; }
.text { color: #244540; }
.border { border: 2px solid #244540; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 69 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #244540, #243a45); }

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Questions

What color is #244540?: #244540 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 #244540?: The RGB value is 36, 69, 64: 36 red, 69 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #244540?: The complementary color is #452429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #244540?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2:1 and white text 10.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.