What color is #45E9C1?

#45E9C1 is a moderate spring green known as Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aphrodite Aqua?

The RGB value is 69, 233, 193: 69 red, 233 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aphrodite Aqua?

The complementary color is #E9456D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45E9C1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Aphrodite Aqua color: hex code #45E9C1

#45E9C1 rgb(69, 233, 193)

Shades of teal

Aphrodite Aqua has the hex code #45E9C1. It is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 91.4% green and 75.7% blue (69, 233, 193).

Its hue angle is 165°, with 79% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 70% cyan, 0% magenta, 17% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

Aphrodite Aqua (#45E9C1) color codes

HEX	`#45E9C1`
RGB	`rgb(69, 233, 193)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 91.4%, 75.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(165, 79%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(165, 70%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(70%, 0%, 17%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.65, -51.06, 7.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.65, 51.59, 171.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(41.214, 63.388, 60.505)`
Decimal	`4581825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aphrodite Aqua, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #45E9C1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45E9C1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #45E9C1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45e9c1; }
.text { color: #45e9c1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45e9c1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 233 193 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45e9c1, #45bfe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #45E9C1 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #45E9C1?: #45E9C1 is a moderate spring green known as Aphrodite Aqua. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aphrodite Aqua?: The RGB value is 69, 233, 193: 69 red, 233 green and 193 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aphrodite Aqua?: The complementary color is #E9456D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45E9C1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.