What color is #2D5E57?

#2D5E57 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 #2D5E57?

The RGB value is 45, 94, 87: 45 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D5E57?

The complementary color is #5E2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D5E57?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D5E57 color

#2D5E57 rgb(45, 94, 87)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D5E57 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 36.9% green and 34.1% blue (45, 94, 87).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 35% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 63% black.

The closest named color is Lacrosse (#2E5C58), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.37:1).

#2D5E57 color codes

HEX	`#2D5E57`
RGB	`rgb(45, 94, 87)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 36.9%, 34.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 35%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 52%, 37%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 7%, 63%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(36.46, -18.52, -1.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(36.46, 18.55, 183.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.804, 9.251, 10.442)`
Decimal	`2973271`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D5E57, 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 #2D5E57	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.85:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#2D5E57 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.85:1	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 #2D5E57 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d5e57; }
.text { color: #2d5e57; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d5e57; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 94 87 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d5e57, #2d4d5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #2D5E57?: #2D5E57 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 #2D5E57?: The RGB value is 45, 94, 87: 45 red, 94 green and 87 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D5E57?: The complementary color is #5E2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D5E57?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.85:1 and white text 7.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.