What color is #249D6A?

#249D6A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #249D6A?

The RGB value is 36, 157, 106: 36 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #249D6A?

The complementary color is #9D2457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #249D6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#249D6A color

#249D6A rgb(36, 157, 106)

Shades of green

The hex color #249D6A is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.1% red, 61.6% green and 41.6% blue (36, 157, 106).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 63% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 38% black.

The closest named color is Prairie (#0B9D6A), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.11:1).

#249D6A color codes

HEX	`#249D6A`
RGB	`rgb(36, 157, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.1%, 61.6%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 63%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 77%, 62%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 32%, 38%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.59, -44.69, 17.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.59, 48.04, 158.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.384, 25.528, 17.749)`
Decimal	`2399594`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #249D6A, 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 #249D6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#249D6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.11:1	Pass	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 #249D6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #249d6a; }
.text { color: #249d6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #249d6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(36 157 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #249d6a, #24949d); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #249D6A?: #249D6A is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Prairie. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #249D6A?: The RGB value is 36, 157, 106: 36 red, 157 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #249D6A?: The complementary color is #9D2457, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #249D6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.11:1 and white text 3.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.