What color is #2D4B44?

#2D4B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D4B44?

The RGB value is 45, 75, 68: 45 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4B44?

The complementary color is #4B2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4B44?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4B44 color

#2D4B44 rgb(45, 75, 68)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D4B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 29.4% green and 26.7% blue (45, 75, 68).

Its hue angle is 166°, with 25% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 40% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 71% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.54:1).

#2D4B44 color codes

HEX	`#2D4B44`
RGB	`rgb(45, 75, 68)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 29.4%, 26.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(166, 25%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(166, 40%, 29%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(40%, 0%, 9%, 71%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(29.43, -13.07, 0.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(29.43, 13.08, 177.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.641, 6.007, 6.383)`
Decimal	`2968388`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4B44, 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 #2D4B44	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4B44 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	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 #2D4B44 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4b44; }
.text { color: #2d4b44; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4b44; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 75 68 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4b44, #2d434b); }

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Questions

What color is #2D4B44?: #2D4B44 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Hunter. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D4B44?: The RGB value is 45, 75, 68: 45 red, 75 green and 68 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4B44?: The complementary color is #4B2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4B44?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.2:1 and white text 9.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.