Recognised as Colour
#45DBED
- #45DBED
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#45DBED is a cyan with RGB values 69, 219, 237 and HSL 186°, 82%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#45DBED#45DBED
HEX#45DBED
RGBrgb(69, 219, 237)
RGB (0–1)0.2706, 0.8588, 0.9294
RGB percentages27.1%, 85.9%, 92.9%
HSLhsl(186.4, 82.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.4, 70.9%, 92.9%)
CMYK70.9%, 7.6%, 0%, 7.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,578,285
CSS custom property--colour: #45DBED;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness189.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.61:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#BA2412
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#ED5745
Analogous#45EDAB, #4587ED
Triadic#ED45DB, #DBED45
Split complementary#ED4587, #EDAB45
Tetradic#AB45ED, #ED5745, #87ED45
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R69
G219
B237
Red69 (27.1%)
Green219 (85.9%)
Blue237 (92.9%)
Hue186.43°
Saturation (HSL)82.35%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 45 · G DB · B ED
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