#245F57

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #245F57

When working with digital screens, the color #245F57 is rendered by mixing light. Its closest recognized web color is Darkslategray. Its digital footprint relies on 36 parts red, 95 parts green, and 87 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. Its ink density profile breaks down to 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 8% yellow, and 63% black. The HSL representation is 171.9° hue, 45.0% saturation, and 25.7% lightness.

When using this color as a background, text legibility must be considered. To prevent eye strain, #FFFFFF text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#245F57
RGB36, 95, 87
HSL171.9°, 45.0%, 25.7%
CMYK62%, 0%, 8%, 63%
HSV171.9°, 62.1%, 37.3%
LAB36.5, -21.2, -1.1
XYZ6.5, 9.2, 10.5
Decimal2383703

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.37:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.85:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
7.04:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AAA
2.42:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #245F57; }
.text-color { color: #245F57; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #245F57; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F