Recognised as Colour
#45CEAE
- #45CEAE
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Medium aquamarine
#45CEAE is a cyan with RGB values 69, 206, 174 and HSL 166°, 58%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.
Colour values
#45CEAE#45CEAE
HEX#45CEAE
RGBrgb(69, 206, 174)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8078, 0.6824
RGB percentages27.1%, 80.8%, 68.2%
HSLhsl(166, 58.3%, 53.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(166, 66.5%, 80.8%)
CMYK66.5%, 0%, 15.5%, 19.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,574,894
CSS custom property--colour: #45CEAE;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48464WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness172.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.69:1
Contrast with white1.96:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.69:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#AFAFAF
Inverted#BA3151
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.96:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.69:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#CE4565
Analogous#45CE69, #45A9CE
Triadic#AE45CE, #CEAE45
Split complementary#CE45A9, #CE6A45
Tetradic#6A45CE, #CE4565, #AACE45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G206
B174
Red69 (27.1%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue174 (68.2%)
Hue165.99°
Saturation (HSL)58.3%
Lightness53.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 45 · G CE · B AE
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