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Recognised as Colour

#45AD8A

  • #45AD8A
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#45AD8A is a cyan with RGB values 69, 173, 138 and HSL 160°, 43%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#45AD8A#45AD8A
HEX#45AD8A
RGBrgb(69, 173, 138)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6784, 0.5412
RGB percentages27.1%, 67.8%, 54.1%
HSLhsl(159.8, 43%, 47.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(159.8, 60.1%, 67.8%)
CMYK60.1%, 0%, 20.2%, 32.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,566,410
CSS custom property--colour: #45AD8A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32987WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness145.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.6:1
Contrast with white2.76:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#BA5275

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A9A288no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#9A978Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00AEA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 14.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.76:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.6:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.6Light seagreen · ΔE 15.6Sea green · ΔE 16.7Medium seagreen · ΔE 18Dark seagreen · ΔE 19Medium turquoise · ΔE 21.7
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AD4568
Analogous#45AD56, #459CAD
Triadic#8A45AD, #AD8A45
Split complementary#AD459C, #AD5645
Tetradic#5645AD, #AD4568, #9CAD45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D1EDE3
Lighter +30%#ADDECE
Lighter +20%#88D0B8
Lighter +10%#64C1A2
Darker −10%#36896D
Darker −20%#286450
Darker −30%#194033
Darker −40%#0B1B16
More saturated +25%#27CB94
Less saturated −25%#638F80

Channel breakdown

R69
G173
B138
Red69 (27.1%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue138 (54.1%)
Hue159.81°
Saturation (HSL)42.98%
Lightness47.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G AD · B 8A

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