What color is #2D8B84?

#2D8B84 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2D8B84?

The RGB value is 45, 139, 132: 45 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2D8B84?

The complementary color is #8B2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2D8B84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2D8B84 color

#2D8B84 rgb(45, 139, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2D8B84 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 54.5% green and 51.8% blue (45, 139, 132).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 51% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 68% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.14:1).

#2D8B84 color codes

HEX	`#2D8B84`
RGB	`rgb(45, 139, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 54.5%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 51%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 68%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(68%, 0%, 5%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.61, -28.69, -4.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.61, 29, 188.47)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.478, 20.687, 25.055)`
Decimal	`2984836`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2D8B84, 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 #2D8B84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#2D8B84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.09:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.14:1	Pass	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 #2D8B84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2d8b84; }
.text { color: #2d8b84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2d8b84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 139 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2d8b84, #2d638b); }

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Questions

What color is #2D8B84?: #2D8B84 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2D8B84?: The RGB value is 45, 139, 132: 45 red, 139 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2D8B84?: The complementary color is #8B2D34, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2D8B84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.14:1 and white text 4.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.