Recognised as Colour
#45AEA4
- #45AEA4
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#45AEA4 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 174, 164 and HSL 174°, 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
#45AEA4#45AEA4
HEX#45AEA4
RGBrgb(69, 174, 164)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.6824, 0.6431
RGB percentages27.1%, 68.2%, 64.3%
HSLhsl(174.3, 43.2%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(174.3, 60.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK60.3%, 0%, 5.7%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,566,692
CSS custom property--colour: #45AEA4;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.34218WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.84:1
Contrast with white2.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#979797
Inverted#BA515B
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AE454F
Analogous#45AE70, #4583AE
Triadic#A445AE, #AEA445
Split complementary#AE4583, #AE7045
Tetradic#7045AE, #AE454F, #83AE45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G174
B164
Red69 (27.1%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue164 (64.3%)
Hue174.29°
Saturation (HSL)43.21%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G AE · B A4
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