What color is #2C7E76?

#2C7E76 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C7E76?

The RGB value is 44, 126, 118: 44 red, 126 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C7E76?

The complementary color is #7E2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C7E76?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C7E76 color

#2C7E76 rgb(44, 126, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C7E76 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 49.4% green and 46.3% blue (44, 126, 118).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 48% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#2C7E76 color codes

HEX	`#2C7E76`
RGB	`rgb(44, 126, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 49.4%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 48%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 65%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 6%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.96, -26.49, -2.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.96, 26.65, 186.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.768, 16.764, 19.752)`
Decimal	`2915958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C7E76, 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 #2C7E76	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2C7E76 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	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 #2C7E76 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c7e76; }
.text { color: #2c7e76; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c7e76; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 126 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c7e76, #2c5d7e); }

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Questions

What color is #2C7E76?: #2C7E76 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C7E76?: The RGB value is 44, 126, 118: 44 red, 126 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C7E76?: The complementary color is #7E2C34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C7E76?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.35:1 and white text 4.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.