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Recognised as Colour

#45AEA1

  • #45AEA1
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#45AEA1 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 174, 161 and HSL 173°, 43%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#45AEA1#45AEA1
HEX#45AEA1
RGBrgb(69, 174, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6824, 0.6314
RGB percentages27.1%, 68.2%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(172.6, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.6, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 0%, 7.5%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,566,689
CSS custom property--colour: #45AEA1;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34111WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness148.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.82:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.82:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#BA515E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A6A5A1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 33.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#9699A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00B1AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 7.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.82:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 5.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.9Dark cyan · ΔE 14.7Cadetblue · ΔE 15Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.6
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 5.91, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#AE4552
Analogous#45AE6C, #4587AE
Triadic#A145AE, #AEA145
Split complementary#AE4587, #AE6C45
Tetradic#6C45AE, #AE4552, #87AE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D2EDEA
Lighter +30%#ADDFD9
Lighter +20%#89D0C7
Lighter +10%#64C2B6
Darker −10%#37897F
Darker −20%#28655D
Darker −30%#1A403C
Darker −40%#0B1C1A
More saturated +25%#27CCB8
Less saturated −25%#63908A

Channel breakdown

R69
G174
B161
Red69 (27.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue172.57°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G AE · B A1

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