Recognised as Colour
#45A08F
- #45A08F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#45A08F is a cyan with RGB values 69, 160, 143 and HSL 169°, 40%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#45A08F#45A08F
HEX#45A08F
RGBrgb(69, 160, 143)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6275, 0.5608
RGB percentages27.1%, 62.7%, 56.1%
HSLhsl(168.8, 39.7%, 44.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.8, 56.9%, 62.7%)
CMYK56.9%, 0%, 10.6%, 37.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,563,087
CSS custom property--colour: #45A08F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.2839WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness137 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.68:1
Contrast with white3.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.68:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#8B8B8B
Inverted#BA5F70
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.14:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A04556
Analogous#45A061, #4584A0
Triadic#8F45A0, #A08F45
Split complementary#A04584, #A06145
Tetradic#6145A0, #A04556, #84A045
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G160
B143
Red69 (27.1%)
Green160 (62.7%)
Blue143 (56.1%)
Hue168.79°
Saturation (HSL)39.74%
Lightness44.9%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G A0 · B 8F
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