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Recognised as Colour

#45BFA9

  • #45BFA9
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#45BFA9 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 191, 169 and HSL 169°, 49%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#45BFA9#45BFA9
HEX#45BFA9
RGBrgb(69, 191, 169)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.749, 0.6627
RGB percentages27.1%, 74.9%, 66.3%
HSLhsl(169.2, 48.8%, 51%)
HSV / HSBhsv(169.2, 63.9%, 74.9%)
CMYK63.9%, 0%, 11.5%, 25.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,571,049
CSS custom property--colour: #45BFA9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41391WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.28:1
Contrast with white2.26:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.28:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#BA4056

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B7B4A8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 38.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#A6A7ABno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 39.6 from the original
Tritanopia#00C2B8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.26:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.28:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium aquamarine · ΔE 8.9Light seagreen · ΔE 8.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.6Turquoise · ΔE 13Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Dark cyan · ΔE 22.5
Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 8.89, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BF455B
Analogous#45BF6C, #4598BF
Triadic#A945BF, #BFA945
Split complementary#BF4598, #BF6C45
Tetradic#6C45BF, #BF455B, #98BF45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DDF3EF
Lighter +30%#B7E6DE
Lighter +20%#91D9CC
Lighter +10%#6BCCBB
Darker −10%#369B89
Darker −20%#287668
Darker −30%#1B5046
Darker −40%#0E2A25
More saturated +25%#26DEBD
Less saturated −25%#64A095

Channel breakdown

R69
G191
B169
Red69 (27.1%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue169 (66.3%)
Hue169.18°
Saturation (HSL)48.8%
Lightness50.98%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G BF · B A9

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