#245F5F

A dark, moderate cyan closely aligning with Darkslategray.

About #245F5F

At its core, #245F5F is a dark and moderate hue. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Darkslategray. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 36, 95, and 95.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 62% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#245F5F
RGB36, 95, 95
HSL180.0°, 45.0%, 25.7%
CMYK62%, 0%, 0%, 63%
HSV180.0°, 62.1%, 37.3%
LAB36.7, -18.8, -5.7
XYZ6.9, 9.4, 12.3
Decimal2383711

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

7.30:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AAA
2.88:1
Text on #000000
FAIL
6.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.45:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #245F5F; }
.text-color { color: #245F5F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #245F5F; }

Similar Colors

Darkslategray
#2F4F4F