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Recognised as Colour

#45B8A2

  • #45B8A2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#45B8A2 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 184, 162 and HSL 169°, 45%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#45B8A2#45B8A2
HEX#45B8A2
RGBrgb(69, 184, 162)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7216, 0.6353
RGB percentages27.1%, 72.2%, 63.5%
HSLhsl(168.5, 45.5%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(168.5, 62.5%, 72.2%)
CMYK62.5%, 0%, 12%, 27.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,569,250
CSS custom property--colour: #45B8A2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.38155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness155.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9E9E9E
Inverted#BA475D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B1ADA1no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#A0A1A4no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38 from the original
Tritanopia#00BBB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 8.3Medium aquamarine · ΔE 10.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 13.3Turquoise · ΔE 15.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.4
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 8.29, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#B8455B
Analogous#45B869, #4595B8
Triadic#A245B8, #B8A245
Split complementary#B84595, #B86945
Tetradic#6845B8, #B8455B, #94B845

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D8F1EC
Lighter +30%#B3E3DA
Lighter +20%#8ED5C7
Lighter +10%#69C7B5
Darker −10%#379381
Darker −20%#296E61
Darker −30%#1B4940
Darker −40%#0D241F
More saturated +25%#25D8B6
Less saturated −25%#65988E

Channel breakdown

R69
G184
B162
Red69 (27.1%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue162 (63.5%)
Hue168.52°
Saturation (HSL)45.45%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G B8 · B A2

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