What color is #2DD9C6?

#2DD9C6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #2DD9C6?

The RGB value is 45, 217, 198: 45 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #2DD9C6?

The complementary color is #D92D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #2DD9C6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#2DD9C6 color

#2DD9C6 rgb(45, 217, 198)

Shades of teal

The hex color #2DD9C6 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 17.6% red, 85.1% green and 77.6% blue (45, 217, 198).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 69% saturation and 51% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 15% black.

The closest named color is Ice Climber (#25E2CD), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.85:1).

#2DD9C6 color codes

HEX	`#2DD9C6`
RGB	`rgb(45, 217, 198)`
RGB percent	`rgb(17.6%, 85.1%, 77.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 69%, 51%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 79%, 85%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 9%, 15%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.61, -45.76, -2.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.61, 45.84, 183.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.083, 54.256, 61.986)`
Decimal	`3004870`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #2DD9C6, 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 #2DD9C6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#2DD9C6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.85:1	Pass	Pass	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 #2DD9C6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #2dd9c6; }
.text { color: #2dd9c6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #2dd9c6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(45 217 198 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #2dd9c6, #2d96d9); }

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Questions

What color is #2DD9C6?: #2DD9C6 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Ice Climber. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #2DD9C6?: The RGB value is 45, 217, 198: 45 red, 217 green and 198 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #2DD9C6?: The complementary color is #D92D40, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #2DD9C6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.85:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.