What color is #2D7A75?

#2D7A75 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D7A75?

The RGB value is 45, 122, 117: 45 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7A75?

The complementary color is #7A2D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7A75?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7A75 color

#2D7A75 rgb(45, 122, 117)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D7A75 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 47.8% green and 45.9% blue (45, 122, 117).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 46% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Ivy (#277B74), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#2D7A75 color codes

HEX	`#2D7A75`
RGB	`rgb(45, 122, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 47.8%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 46%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 63%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 4%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.66, -24.58, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.66, 24.94, 189.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.251, 15.76, 19.275)`
Decimal	`2980469`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7A75, 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 #2D7A75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D7A75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	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 #2D7A75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7a75; }
.text { color: #2d7a75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7a75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 122 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7a75, #2d597a); }

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Questions

What color is #2D7A75?: #2D7A75 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Ivy. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D7A75?: The RGB value is 45, 122, 117: 45 red, 122 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7A75?: The complementary color is #7A2D32, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7A75?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.15:1 and white text 5.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.