Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #245f55, its pure hue is 169.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.0%, and its lightness is 25.7%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #245f55, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #050c0b to #20534a.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #245f55. In RGB, it consists of 14.1% Red, 37.3% Green, and 33.3% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 62.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10.5% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 169.8°, with saturation of 45% and lightness of 25.7%. The decimal value for #245f55 is 2383701, and its nearest "web safe" color is #336666. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #245f55 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is black. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #245f55
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #245f55, its pure hue is 169.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.0%, and its lightness is 25.7%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #245f55, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #3f736a to #e4ebea.
Tones of #245f55
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #245f55, its pure hue is 169.8° on the color wheel and its saturation is 45.0%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #245f55, which range from #424242 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00836d (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #245f55
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #245f55! For #245f55, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #245f55. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #245f55
This color, #245f55, consists of 14.1% Red, 37.3% Green, and 33.3% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 36, Green = 95, Blue = 85. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #245f55 is 62.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 10.5% Yellow, and 62.7% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 36 | 95 | 85 |
Octal | 44 | 137 | 125 |
Hexa | #24 | #5f | #55 |
Binary | 00100100 | 01011111 | 01010101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 62 | 0 | 10 | 62 |
Octal | 76 | 0 | 12 | 76 |
Hexa | #3e | #00 | #0a | #3e |
Binary | 00111110 | 00000000 | 00001010 | 00111110 |
Analogous Colors of #245f55
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #245f55 — which has hue 169.8° — its analogous colors are located at 139.8° and 199.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #245f55.
Triadic Colors of #245f55
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #245f55 — which has hue 169.8° — its triadic colors are located at 49.8° and 289.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #245f55.
Complementary Color of #245f55
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #245f55 — which has hue 169.8° — its complementary color is located at 349.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #245f55.
Split Complementary Colors of #245f55
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #245f55 — which has hue 169.8° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 19.8° and 319.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #245f55.
Tetradic Colors of #245f55
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #245f55 — which has hue 169.8° — its tetradic colors are located at 79.8°, 169.8°, 259.8°, and 349.8° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #245f55.
Monochromatic Colors of #245f55
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #245f55, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #192826 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #20a58e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #245f55
We want to make getting started with #245f55 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #245f55 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #245f55 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #245f55 with other HTML elements.
#245f55 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #245f55;">The color of this text is #245f55.</span>
#245f55 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #245f55; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #245f55.</div>
#245f55 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #245f55;">This color for the shadow of this text is #245f55.</span>
#245f55 Border Color
<div style="border: #245f55 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #245f55.</div>
#245f55 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #245f55; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #245f55 on a white background.</div></div>
#245f55 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #245f55; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #245f55 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #245f55 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#245f55,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #245f55 to white.</div>
Gradient from #245f55 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#245f55,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#245f55,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #245f55 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #245f55
In addition to using #245f55 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #245f55 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #245f55, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 36, Green = 95, Blue = 85). If you need details about the color coordinates of #245f55 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #245f55 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(36, 95, 85) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #245f55; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #245f55; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #245f55; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(36, 95, 85); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#245f55") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:36, green:95, blue:85, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:36 green:95 blue:85 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(36f, 95f, 85f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(36, 95, 85); |
#245f55 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #245f55 the same way. For those with color blindness, #245f55 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #245f55 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #245f55 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #245f55 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #245f55 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #245f55 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 7.4:1 against white. This is a high enough ratio to be considered accessible under both the AA and AAA level standards for either normal size or large text.