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Recognised as Colour

#45CDD2

  • #45CDD2
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#45CDD2 is a cyan with RGB values 69, 205, 210 and HSL 182°, 61%, 55%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#45CDD2#45CDD2
HEX#45CDD2
RGBrgb(69, 205, 210)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8039, 0.8235
RGB percentages27.1%, 80.4%, 82.4%
HSLhsl(182.1, 61%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.1, 67.1%, 82.4%)
CMYK67.1%, 2.4%, 0%, 17.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,574,674
CSS custom property--colour: #45CDD2;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.49581WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness176.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.92:1
Contrast with white1.92:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.92:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#BA322D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#BFC4D3no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original
Deuteranopia#AAB4D3no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00D4CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.92:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.92:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.8Medium turquoise · ΔE 5.8Light seagreen · ΔE 12.6Turquoise · ΔE 14.5Aqua · ΔE 20.7Cyan · ΔE 20.7
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 5.82, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D24A45
Analogous#45D291, #4586D2
Triadic#D245CD, #CDD245
Split complementary#D24586, #D29145
Tetradic#9145D2, #D24A45, #86D245

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E9F9FA
Lighter +30%#C0EEF0
Lighter +20%#97E3E6
Lighter +10%#6ED8DC
Darker −10%#2CB3B8
Darker −20%#228B8F
Darker −30%#196365
Darker −40%#0F3B3C
More saturated +25%#28E8EF
Less saturated −25%#62B2B5

Channel breakdown

R69
G205
B210
Red69 (27.1%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue210 (82.4%)
Hue182.13°
Saturation (HSL)61.04%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G CD · B D2

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