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Recognised as Colour

#45BBCD

  • #45BBCD
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#45BBCD is a cyan with RGB values 69, 187, 205 and HSL 188°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#45BBCD#45BBCD
HEX#45BBCD
RGBrgb(69, 187, 205)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7333, 0.8039
RGB percentages27.1%, 73.3%, 80.4%
HSLhsl(187.9, 57.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.9, 66.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK66.3%, 8.8%, 0%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,570,061
CSS custom property--colour: #45BBCD;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41214WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness163.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1
Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#BA4432

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#ABB4CEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#97A6CDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C3C0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.9Sky blue · ΔE 15.3Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.1Cadetblue · ΔE 16.3Light seagreen · ΔE 16.9Dark cyan · ΔE 20.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.89, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD5745
Analogous#45CD9B, #4577CD
Triadic#CD45BB, #BBCD45
Split complementary#CD4577, #CD9B45
Tetradic#9B45CD, #CD5745, #77CD45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E6F6F8
Lighter +30%#BEE7ED
Lighter +20%#95D8E3
Lighter +10%#6DCAD8
Darker −10%#2F9FB0
Darker −20%#247A88
Darker −30%#1A565F
Darker −40%#0F3237
More saturated +25%#27D1EB
Less saturated −25%#62A5B0

Channel breakdown

R69
G187
B205
Red69 (27.1%)
Green187 (73.3%)
Blue205 (80.4%)
Hue187.94°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G BB · B CD

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