What color is #2D554E?

#2D554E 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 #2D554E?

The RGB value is 45, 85, 78: 45 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D554E?

The complementary color is #552D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D554E?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D554E color

#2D554E rgb(45, 85, 78)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D554E is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 33.3% green and 30.6% blue (45, 85, 78).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 31% saturation and 25% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 67% 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 8.33:1).

#2D554E color codes

HEX	`#2D554E`
RGB	`rgb(45, 85, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 33.3%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 31%, 25%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 47%, 33%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 8%, 67%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(33.15, -16.06, -0.32)`
CIE LCH	`lch(33.15, 16.06, 181.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(5.705, 7.605, 8.373)`
Decimal	`2970958`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D554E, 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 #2D554E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D554E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.52:1	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 #2D554E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d554e; }
.text { color: #2d554e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d554e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 85 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d554e, #2d4855); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #2D554E?: #2D554E 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 #2D554E?: The RGB value is 45, 85, 78: 45 red, 85 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D554E?: The complementary color is #552D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D554E?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.52:1 and white text 8.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.