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Recognised as Colour

#45CD9B

  • #45CD9B
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#45CD9B is a cyan with RGB values 69, 205, 155 and HSL 158°, 58%, 54%. 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 aquamarine.

Colour values

#45CD9B#45CD9B
HEX#45CD9B
RGBrgb(69, 205, 155)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8039, 0.6078
RGB percentages27.1%, 80.4%, 60.8%
HSLhsl(157.9, 57.6%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(157.9, 66.3%, 80.4%)
CMYK66.3%, 0%, 24.4%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,574,619
CSS custom property--colour: #45CD9B;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47294WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.46:1
Contrast with white2.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ACACAC
Inverted#BA3264

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C9BF98no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 46.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#B7B29Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.8 from the original
Tritanopia#00CDBFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 19.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.01:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 11.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#CD4577
Analogous#45CD57, #45BBCD
Triadic#9B45CD, #CD9B45
Split complementary#CD45BB, #CD5745
Tetradic#5745CD, #CD4577, #BBCD45

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#E6F8F1
Lighter +30%#BEEDDC
Lighter +20%#95E3C6
Lighter +10%#6DD8B1
Darker −10%#2FB081
Darker −20%#248863
Darker −30%#1A5F46
Darker −40%#0F3728
More saturated +25%#27EBA3
Less saturated −25%#62B093

Channel breakdown

R69
G205
B155
Red69 (27.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue155 (60.8%)
Hue157.94°
Saturation (HSL)57.63%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G CD · B 9B

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