What color is #245F4B?

#245F4B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #245F4B?

The RGB value is 36, 95, 75: 36 red, 95 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #245F4B?

The complementary color is #5F2438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #245F4B?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#245F4B color

#245F4B rgb(36, 95, 75)

Shades of green

The hex color #245F4B is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 37.3% green and 29.4% blue (36, 95, 75).

Its hue angle is 160°, with 45% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#245F4B color codes

HEX	`#245F4B`
RGB	`rgb(36, 95, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 37.3%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(160, 45%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(160, 62%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 21%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.11, -24.56, 5.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.11, 25.23, 166.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.089, 9.067, 8.084)`
Decimal	`2383691`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #245F4B, 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 #245F4B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#245F4B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	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 #245F4B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #245f4b; }
.text { color: #245f4b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #245f4b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 95 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #245f4b, #24565f); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #245F4B?: #245F4B is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #245F4B?: The RGB value is 36, 95, 75: 36 red, 95 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #245F4B?: The complementary color is #5F2438, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #245F4B?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.81:1 and white text 7.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.