What color is #2C837F?

#2C837F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Windows 95 Desktop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2C837F?

The RGB value is 44, 131, 127: 44 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2C837F?

The complementary color is #832C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2C837F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2C837F color

#2C837F rgb(44, 131, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2C837F is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.3% red, 51.4% green and 49.8% blue (44, 131, 127).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 50% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Windows 95 Desktop (#018281), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.66:1).

#2C837F color codes

HEX	`#2C837F`
RGB	`rgb(44, 131, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.3%, 51.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 50%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 66%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 3%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.86, -26.36, -5.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.86, 26.91, 191.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.984, 18.299, 22.922)`
Decimal	`2917247`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2C837F, 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 #2C837F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.66:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2C837F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.51:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.66:1	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 #2C837F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2c837f; }
.text { color: #2c837f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2c837f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(44 131 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2c837f, #2c5b83); }

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Questions

What color is #2C837F?: #2C837F is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Windows 95 Desktop. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2C837F?: The RGB value is 44, 131, 127: 44 red, 131 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2C837F?: The complementary color is #832C30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2C837F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.66:1 and white text 4.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.