What color is #245A55?

#245A55 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 #245A55?

The RGB value is 36, 90, 85: 36 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245A55?

The complementary color is #5A2429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245A55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245A55 color

#245A55 rgb(36, 90, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #245A55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.3% green and 33.3% blue (36, 90, 85).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 43% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 65% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.87:1).

#245A55 color codes

HEX	`#245A55`
RGB	`rgb(36, 90, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 43%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 60%, 35%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 6%, 65%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.69, -19.14, -2.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.69, 19.3, 187.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.023, 8.343, 9.885)`
Decimal	`2382421`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245A55, 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 #245A55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245A55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	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 #245A55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245a55; }
.text { color: #245a55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245a55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 90 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245a55, #24445a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #245A55?: #245A55 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 #245A55?: The RGB value is 36, 90, 85: 36 red, 90 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245A55?: The complementary color is #5A2429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245A55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.67:1 and white text 7.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.