What color is #244E50?

#244E50 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #244E50?

The RGB value is 36, 78, 80: 36 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #244E50?

The complementary color is #502624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #244E50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#244E50 color

#244E50 rgb(36, 78, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #244E50 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 30.6% green and 31.4% blue (36, 78, 80).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 38% saturation and 23% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.21:1).

#244E50 color codes

HEX	`#244E50`
RGB	`rgb(36, 78, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 30.6%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 38%, 23%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 55%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 2%, 0%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.41, -13.95, -5.69)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.41, 15.06, 202.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.899, 6.403, 8.565)`
Decimal	`2379344`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #244E50, 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 #244E50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#244E50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	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 #244E50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #244e50; }
.text { color: #244e50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #244e50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 78 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #244e50, #243850); }

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Questions

What color is #244E50?: #244E50 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Dark Slate Gray. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #244E50?: The RGB value is 36, 78, 80: 36 red, 78 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #244E50?: The complementary color is #502624, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #244E50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.28:1 and white text 9.21:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.