What color is #45857F?

#45857F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45857F?

The RGB value is 69, 133, 127: 69 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45857F?

The complementary color is #85454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45857F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45857F color

#45857F rgb(69, 133, 127)

Shades of teal

The hex color #45857F is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 52.2% green and 49.8% blue (69, 133, 127).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 32% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 5% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.91:1).

#45857F color codes

HEX	`#45857F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 133, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 52.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 32%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 48%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 5%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.35, -22.09, -3.13)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.35, 22.31, 188.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.671, 19.571, 23.079)`
Decimal	`4556159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45857F, 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 #45857F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45857F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.27:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.91:1	Pass	Fail	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 #45857F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45857f; }
.text { color: #45857f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45857f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 133 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45857f, #456b85); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #45857F?: #45857F is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45857F?: The RGB value is 69, 133, 127: 69 red, 133 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45857F?: The complementary color is #85454B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45857F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.91:1 and white text 4.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.