What color is #245B55?

#245B55 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 #245B55?

The RGB value is 36, 91, 85: 36 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245B55?

The complementary color is #5B242A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245B55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245B55 color

#245B55 rgb(36, 91, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #245B55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 35.7% green and 33.3% blue (36, 91, 85).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 43% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 60% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 64% black.

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

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.77:1).

#245B55 color codes

HEX	`#245B55`
RGB	`rgb(36, 91, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 35.7%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 43%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 60%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(60%, 0%, 7%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.03, -19.68, -2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.03, 19.78, 185.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.108, 8.513, 9.914)`
Decimal	`2382677`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245B55, 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 #245B55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245B55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.77:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.7:1	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 #245B55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245b55; }
.text { color: #245b55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245b55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 91 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245b55, #24455b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #245B55?: #245B55 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 #245B55?: The RGB value is 36, 91, 85: 36 red, 91 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245B55?: The complementary color is #5B242A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245B55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.7:1 and white text 7.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.