What color is #246359?

#246359 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #246359?

The RGB value is 36, 99, 89: 36 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #246359?

The complementary color is #63242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #246359?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#246359 color

#246359 rgb(36, 99, 89)

Shades of teal

The hex color #246359 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 38.8% green and 34.9% blue (36, 99, 89).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 47% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 61% black.

The closest named color is Philodendron (#116356), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.99:1).

#246359 color codes

HEX	`#246359`
RGB	`rgb(36, 99, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 38.8%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 47%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 64%, 39%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 10%, 61%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.88, -22.73, -0.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.88, 22.73, 180.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.992, 10.019, 11.015)`
Decimal	`2384729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #246359, 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 #246359	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#246359 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.99:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #246359 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #246359; }
.text { color: #246359; }
.border { border: 2px solid #246359; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 99 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #246359, #244d63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Bottle Green.

Questions

What color is #246359?: #246359 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Philodendron. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #246359?: The RGB value is 36, 99, 89: 36 red, 99 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #246359?: The complementary color is #63242E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #246359?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3:1 and white text 6.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.