What color is #247A72?

#247A72 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #247A72?

The RGB value is 36, 122, 114: 36 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #247A72?

The complementary color is #7A242C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #247A72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#247A72 color

#247A72 rgb(36, 122, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #247A72 is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 47.8% green and 44.7% blue (36, 122, 114).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 54% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 0.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.12:1).

#247A72 color codes

HEX	`#247A72`
RGB	`rgb(36, 122, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 47.8%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 54%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 70%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.32, -27.03, -3.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.32, 27.2, 186.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(10.723, 15.508, 18.345)`
Decimal	`2390642`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #247A72, 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 #247A72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.1:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#247A72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.12:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.1:1	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 #247A72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #247a72; }
.text { color: #247a72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #247a72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 122 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #247a72, #24577a); }

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Questions

What color is #247A72?: #247A72 is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #247A72?: The RGB value is 36, 122, 114: 36 red, 122 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #247A72?: The complementary color is #7A242C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #247A72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.1:1 and white text 5.12:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.