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Recognised as Colour

#45DBDB

  • #45DBDB
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Medium turquoise

#45DBDB is a cyan with RGB values 69, 219, 219 and HSL 180°, 68%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium turquoise.

Colour values

#45DBDB#45DBDB
HEX#45DBDB
RGBrgb(69, 219, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8588, 0.8588
RGB percentages27.1%, 85.9%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(180, 67.6%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 68.5%, 85.9%)
CMYK68.5%, 0%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,578,267
CSS custom property--colour: #45DBDB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness187.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.41:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#BA2424

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD0DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 39.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#B6C0DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 40.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00E2DBno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Medium turquoise · ΔE 4.6Dark turquoise · ΔE 5.6Turquoise · ΔE 9.5Aqua · ΔE 15Cyan · ΔE 15Light seagreen · ΔE 15.3
Nearest named CSS colourMedium turquoise (#48D1CC)ΔE 4.62, a close match
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB4545
Analogous#45DB90, #4590DB
Triadic#DB45DB, #DBDB45
Split complementary#DB4590, #DB9045
Tetradic#9045DB, #DB4545, #90DB45

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#F0FCFC
Lighter +30%#C5F4F4
Lighter +20%#9AECEC
Lighter +10%#70E3E3
Darker −10%#26C7C7
Darker −20%#1E9C9C
Darker −30%#167171
Darker −40%#0E4646
More saturated +25%#29F7F7
Less saturated −25%#61BFBF

Channel breakdown

R69
G219
B219
Red69 (27.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL)67.57%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelGreen and Blue
Hex per channelR 45 · G DB · B DB

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