What color is #2D7C72?

#2D7C72 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D7C72?

The RGB value is 45, 124, 114: 45 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D7C72?

The complementary color is #7C2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D7C72?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D7C72 color

#2D7C72 rgb(45, 124, 114)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D7C72 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 48.6% green and 44.7% blue (45, 124, 114).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 47% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 64% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow and 51% black.

The closest named color is Pearl Green (#377B70), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.96:1).

#2D7C72 color codes

HEX	`#2D7C72`
RGB	`rgb(45, 124, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 48.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 47%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 64%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(64%, 0%, 8%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.22, -26.45, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.22, 26.5, 183.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.326, 16.187, 18.444)`
Decimal	`2980978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D7C72, 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 #2D7C72	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#2D7C72 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.96:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	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 #2D7C72 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d7c72; }
.text { color: #2d7c72; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d7c72; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 124 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d7c72, #2d5f7c); }

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Questions

What color is #2D7C72?: #2D7C72 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Pearl Green. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D7C72?: The RGB value is 45, 124, 114: 45 red, 124 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D7C72?: The complementary color is #7C2D37, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D7C72?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.24:1 and white text 4.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.