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Recognised as Colour

#45CBBB

  • #45CBBB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#45CBBB is a cyan with RGB values 69, 203, 187 and HSL 173°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#45CBBB#45CBBB
HEX#45CBBB
RGBrgb(69, 203, 187)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.7961, 0.7333
RGB percentages27.1%, 79.6%, 73.3%
HSLhsl(172.8, 56.3%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(172.8, 66%, 79.6%)
CMYK66%, 0%, 7.9%, 20.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,574,139
CSS custom property--colour: #45CBBB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47565WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.51:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#BA3444

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C1C0BAno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEB1BDno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 41.2 from the original
Tritanopia#00CFC6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 6.6Turquoise · ΔE 8.2Light seagreen · ΔE 9.7Dark turquoise · ΔE 10.9Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Aqua · ΔE 21.8
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 6.59, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CB4555
Analogous#45CB78, #4598CB
Triadic#BB45CB, #CBBB45
Split complementary#CB4598, #CB7845
Tetradic#7845CB, #CB4555, #98CB45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E4F8F5
Lighter +30%#BDECE7
Lighter +20%#95E1D8
Lighter +10%#6DD6CA
Darker −10%#30AD9E
Darker −20%#258579
Darker −30%#1A5D55
Darker −40%#0F3531
More saturated +25%#27E9D2
Less saturated −25%#63ADA4

Channel breakdown

R69
G203
B187
Red69 (27.1%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue187 (73.3%)
Hue172.84°
Saturation (HSL)56.3%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G CB · B BB

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