What color is #245650?

#245650 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245650?

The RGB value is 36, 86, 80: 36 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245650?

The complementary color is #56242A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245650?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245650 color

#245650 rgb(36, 86, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #245650 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 33.7% green and 31.4% blue (36, 86, 80).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 41% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 58% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 66% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.33:1).

#245650 color codes

HEX	`#245650`
RGB	`rgb(36, 86, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 33.7%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 41%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 58%, 34%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(58%, 0%, 7%, 66%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.16, -18.45, -1.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.16, 18.52, 184.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.503, 7.609, 8.767)`
Decimal	`2381392`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245650, 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 #245650	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245650 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #245650 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245650; }
.text { color: #245650; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245650; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 86 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245650, #244356); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #245650?: #245650 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245650?: The RGB value is 36, 86, 80: 36 red, 86 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245650?: The complementary color is #56242A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245650?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.