What color is #245B37?

#245B37 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 #245B37?

The RGB value is 36, 91, 55: 36 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245B37?

The complementary color is #5B2448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245B37?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245B37 color

#245B37 rgb(36, 91, 55)

Shades of green

The hex color #245B37 is a dark, desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.7% green and 21.6% blue (36, 91, 55).

Its hue angle is 141°, with 43% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Midori (#2A603B), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8:1).

#245B37 color codes

HEX	`#245B37`
RGB	`rgb(36, 91, 55)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.7%, 21.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(141, 43%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(141, 60%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 40%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(34.26, -27.33, 15.46)`
CIE LCH	`lch(34.26, 31.4, 150.51)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.158, 8.133, 4.912)`
Decimal	`2382647`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245B37, 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 #245B37	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245B37 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	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 #245B37 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245b37; }
.text { color: #245b37; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245b37; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 91 55 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245b37, #245b53); }

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Questions

What color is #245B37?: #245B37 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 #245B37?: The RGB value is 36, 91, 55: 36 red, 91 green and 55 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245B37?: The complementary color is #5B2448, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245B37?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.63:1 and white text 8:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.