What color is #2A5D57?

#2A5D57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2A5D57?

The RGB value is 42, 93, 87: 42 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2A5D57?

The complementary color is #5D2A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2A5D57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2A5D57 color

#2A5D57 rgb(42, 93, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2A5D57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 16.5% red, 36.5% green and 34.1% blue (42, 93, 87).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 38% saturation and 26% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.5:1).

#2A5D57 color codes

HEX	`#2A5D57`
RGB	`rgb(42, 93, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(16.5%, 36.5%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 38%, 26%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 55%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 6%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36, -18.74, -1.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36, 18.83, 185.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.589, 9.008, 10.407)`
Decimal	`2776407`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2A5D57, 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 #2A5D57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2A5D57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.8:1	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 #2A5D57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2a5d57; }
.text { color: #2a5d57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2a5d57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(42 93 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2a5d57, #2a495d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Teal.

Questions

What color is #2A5D57?: #2A5D57 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2A5D57?: The RGB value is 42, 93, 87: 42 red, 93 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2A5D57?: The complementary color is #5D2A30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2A5D57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.8:1 and white text 7.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.