What color is #2D5E55?

#2D5E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D5E55?

The RGB value is 45, 94, 85: 45 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5E55?

The complementary color is #5E2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5E55?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5E55 color

#2D5E55 rgb(45, 94, 85)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D5E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 36.9% green and 33.3% blue (45, 94, 85).

Its hue angle is 169°, with 35% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.38:1).

#2D5E55 color codes

HEX	`#2D5E55`
RGB	`rgb(45, 94, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 36.9%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(169, 35%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(169, 52%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 10%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.4, -19.08, 0.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.4, 19.08, 179.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.724, 9.219, 10.018)`
Decimal	`2973269`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5E55, 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 #2D5E55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5E55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	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 #2D5E55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5e55; }
.text { color: #2d5e55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5e55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 94 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5e55, #2d4f5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D5E55?: #2D5E55 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lacrosse. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D5E55?: The RGB value is 45, 94, 85: 45 red, 94 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5E55?: The complementary color is #5E2D36, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5E55?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.84:1 and white text 7.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.