What color is #245A50?

#245A50 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 #245A50?

The RGB value is 36, 90, 80: 36 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245A50?

The complementary color is #5A242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245A50?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245A50 color

#245A50 rgb(36, 90, 80)

Shades of teal

The hex color #245A50 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.3% green and 31.4% blue (36, 90, 80).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 43% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 11% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 3.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.91:1).

#245A50 color codes

HEX	`#245A50`
RGB	`rgb(36, 90, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.3%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 43%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 60%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 11%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.53, -20.61, 0.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.53, 20.61, 178.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.831, 8.266, 8.876)`
Decimal	`2382416`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245A50, 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 #245A50	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.65:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245A50 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.91:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.65:1	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 #245A50 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245a50; }
.text { color: #245a50; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245a50; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 90 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245a50, #24495a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #245A50?: #245A50 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 #245A50?: The RGB value is 36, 90, 80: 36 red, 90 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245A50?: The complementary color is #5A242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245A50?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.65:1 and white text 7.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.