What color is #2D4E48?

#2D4E48 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 #2D4E48?

The RGB value is 45, 78, 72: 45 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D4E48?

The complementary color is #4E2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D4E48?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D4E48 color

#2D4E48 rgb(45, 78, 72)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D4E48 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 30.6% green and 28.2% blue (45, 78, 72).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 27% saturation and 24% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 42% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Hunter (#33534B), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.15:1).

#2D4E48 color codes

HEX	`#2D4E48`
RGB	`rgb(45, 78, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 30.6%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 27%, 24%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 42%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(42%, 0%, 8%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.58, -13.73, -0.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.58, 13.73, 181.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.976, 6.474, 7.117)`
Decimal	`2969160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D4E48, 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 #2D4E48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D4E48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	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 #2D4E48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d4e48; }
.text { color: #2d4e48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d4e48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 78 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d4e48, #2d444e); }

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Questions

What color is #2D4E48?: #2D4E48 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 #2D4E48?: The RGB value is 45, 78, 72: 45 red, 78 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D4E48?: The complementary color is #4E2D33, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D4E48?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and white text 9.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.