What color is #245A3B?

#245A3B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245A3B?

The RGB value is 36, 90, 59: 36 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245A3B?

The complementary color is #5A2443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245A3B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245A3B color

#245A3B rgb(36, 90, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #245A3B is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.3% green and 23.1% blue (36, 90, 59).

Its hue angle is 146°, with 43% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.07:1).

#245A3B color codes

HEX	`#245A3B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 90, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.3%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(146, 43%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(146, 60%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 34%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.99, -25.99, 12.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.99, 28.91, 154.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.173, 8.003, 5.409)`
Decimal	`2382395`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245A3B, 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 #245A3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245A3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.6:1	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 #245A3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245a3b; }
.text { color: #245a3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245a3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 90 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245a3b, #245a56); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #245A3B?: #245A3B is a dark, desaturated green, closest to the named color Midori. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245A3B?: The RGB value is 36, 90, 59: 36 red, 90 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245A3B?: The complementary color is #5A2443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245A3B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.6:1 and white text 8.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.