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Recognised as Colour

#45BCA0

  • #45BCA0
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#45BCA0 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 188, 160 and HSL 166°, 47%, 50%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#45BCA0#45BCA0
HEX#45BCA0
RGBrgb(69, 188, 160)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7373, 0.6275
RGB percentages27.1%, 73.7%, 62.7%
HSLhsl(165.9, 47%, 50.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(165.9, 63.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK63.3%, 0%, 14.9%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,570,272
CSS custom property--colour: #45BCA0;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.3977WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness158.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#BA435F

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6B19Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39 from the original
Deuteranopia#A5A4A2no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00BEB4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 7.6Light seagreen · ΔE 11.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.1Turquoise · ΔE 15.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 18.9Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 7.64, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC4561
Analogous#45BC64, #459DBC
Triadic#A045BC, #BCA045
Split complementary#BC459D, #BC6445
Tetradic#6445BC, #BC4561, #9DBC45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DBF2ED
Lighter +30%#B5E5D9
Lighter +20%#90D7C6
Lighter +10%#6ACAB3
Darker −10%#379781
Darker −20%#297261
Darker −30%#1C4C41
Darker −40%#0E2721
More saturated +25%#25DCB1
Less saturated −25%#659C8F

Channel breakdown

R69
G188
B160
Red69 (27.1%)
Green188 (73.7%)
Blue160 (62.7%)
Hue165.88°
Saturation (HSL)47.04%
Lightness50.39%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G BC · B A0

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