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Recognised as Colour

#45B2BE

  • #45B2BE
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Cadetblue

#45B2BE is a cyan with RGB values 69, 178, 190 and HSL 186°, 48%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#45B2BE#45B2BE
HEX#45B2BE
RGBrgb(69, 178, 190)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.698, 0.7451
RGB percentages27.1%, 69.8%, 74.5%
HSLhsl(186, 48.2%, 50.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186, 63.7%, 74.5%)
CMYK63.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 25.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,567,742
CSS custom property--colour: #45B2BE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.36824WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.36:1
Contrast with white2.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9C9C9C
Inverted#BA4D41

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A4ABBFno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#929EBEno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30 from the original
Tritanopia#00B9B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 13.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 12.3Light seagreen · ΔE 13.9Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.8Dark cyan · ΔE 16.6Sky blue · ΔE 18.1
Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 12.32, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BE5145
Analogous#45BE8D, #4576BE
Triadic#BE45B2, #B2BE45
Split complementary#BE4576, #BE8E45
Tetradic#8D45BE, #BE5145, #75BE45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCF1F3
Lighter +30%#B6E1E6
Lighter +20%#91D1D8
Lighter +10%#6BC2CB
Darker −10%#36909A
Darker −20%#296D74
Darker −30%#1B494F
Darker −40%#0E2629
More saturated +25%#26CBDD
Less saturated −25%#64999F

Channel breakdown

R69
G178
B190
Red69 (27.1%)
Green178 (69.8%)
Blue190 (74.5%)
Hue185.95°
Saturation (HSL)48.21%
Lightness50.78%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G B2 · B BE

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