What color is #2C5D54?

#2C5D54 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 #2C5D54?

The RGB value is 44, 93, 84: 44 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C5D54?

The complementary color is #5D2C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C5D54?

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.

#2C5D54 color

#2C5D54 rgb(44, 93, 84)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C5D54 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 36.5% green and 32.9% blue (44, 93, 84).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 36% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 64% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

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

#2C5D54 color codes

HEX	`#2C5D54`
RGB	`rgb(44, 93, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 36.5%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 36%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 53%, 36%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 10%, 64%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(35.99, -19.08, 0.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(35.99, 19.08, 179.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.553, 9.004, 9.778)`
Decimal	`2907476`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C5D54, 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 #2C5D54	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.8:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2C5D54 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 #2C5D54 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c5d54; }
.text { color: #2c5d54; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c5d54; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 93 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c5d54, #2c4e5d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2C5D54?: #2C5D54 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 #2C5D54?: The RGB value is 44, 93, 84: 44 red, 93 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C5D54?: The complementary color is #5D2C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C5D54?: 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.