What color is #2D7875?

#2D7875 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D7875?

The RGB value is 45, 120, 117: 45 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7875?

The complementary color is #782D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7875?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7875 color

#2D7875 rgb(45, 120, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D7875 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 47.1% green and 45.9% blue (45, 120, 117).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 45% saturation and 32% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Prismarine (#117777), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.18:1).

#2D7875 color codes

HEX	`#2D7875`
RGB	`rgb(45, 120, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 47.1%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 45%, 32%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 62%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 3%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.01, -23.55, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.01, 24.12, 192.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.008, 15.274, 19.194)`
Decimal	`2979957`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7875, 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 #2D7875	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D7875 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.18:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

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 #2D7875 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7875; }
.text { color: #2d7875; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7875; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 120 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7875, #2d5578); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #2D7875?: #2D7875 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Prismarine. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D7875?: The RGB value is 45, 120, 117: 45 red, 120 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7875?: The complementary color is #782D30, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7875?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.06:1 and white text 5.18:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.