What color is #2C7168?

#2C7168 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C7168?

The RGB value is 44, 113, 104: 44 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C7168?

The complementary color is #712C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C7168?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C7168 color

#2C7168 rgb(44, 113, 104)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C7168 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 44.3% green and 40.8% blue (44, 113, 104).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 31% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 56% black.

The closest named color is Green Sleeves (#39766C), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.72:1).

#2C7168 color codes

HEX	`#2C7168`
RGB	`rgb(44, 113, 104)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 44.3%, 40.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 31%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 61%, 44%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 8%, 56%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(43.28, -23.94, -1.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(43.28, 23.99, 183.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.441, 13.344, 15.172)`
Decimal	`2912616`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C7168, 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 #2C7168	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.67:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2C7168 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.72:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.67:1	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 #2C7168 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c7168; }
.text { color: #2c7168; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c7168; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 113 104 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c7168, #2c5871); }

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Questions

What color is #2C7168?: #2C7168 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Green Sleeves. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C7168?: The RGB value is 44, 113, 104: 44 red, 113 green and 104 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C7168?: The complementary color is #712C35, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C7168?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.67:1 and white text 5.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.