Recognised as Colour
#45A4A9
- #45A4A9
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#45A4A9 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 164, 169 and HSL 183°, 42%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#45A4A9#45A4A9
HEX#45A4A9
RGBrgb(69, 164, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6431, 0.6627
RGB percentages27.1%, 64.3%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(183, 42%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(183, 59.2%, 66.3%)
CMYK59.2%, 3%, 0%, 33.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,564,137
CSS custom property--colour: #45A4A9;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.30681WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness143.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.14:1
Contrast with white2.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.14:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#909090
Inverted#BA5B56
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.94:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.14:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#A94A45
Analogous#45A97C, #4572A9
Triadic#A945A4, #A4A945
Split complementary#A94572, #A97C45
Tetradic#7C45A9, #A94A45, #72A945
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G164
B169
Red69 (27.1%)
Green164 (64.3%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue183°
Saturation (HSL)42.02%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G A4 · B A9
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