What color is #245C57?

#245C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245C57?

The RGB value is 36, 92, 87: 36 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245C57?

The complementary color is #5C2429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245C57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245C57 color

#245C57 rgb(36, 92, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #245C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 36.1% green and 34.1% blue (36, 92, 87).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 44% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Verdant Forest (#28615D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.65:1).

#245C57 color codes

HEX	`#245C57`
RGB	`rgb(36, 92, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 36.1%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 44%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 61%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 5%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.43, -19.62, -2.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.43, 19.8, 187.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.274, 8.717, 10.367)`
Decimal	`2382935`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245C57, 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 #245C57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.74:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245C57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.65:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.74:1	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 #245C57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245c57; }
.text { color: #245c57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245c57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 92 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245c57, #24455c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #245C57?: #245C57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Verdant Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245C57?: The RGB value is 36, 92, 87: 36 red, 92 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245C57?: The complementary color is #5C2429, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245C57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.74:1 and white text 7.65:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.