What color is #458C84?

#458C84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #458C84?

The RGB value is 69, 140, 132: 69 red, 140 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458C84?

The complementary color is #8C454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458C84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458C84 color

#458C84 rgb(69, 140, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #458C84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 54.9% green and 51.8% blue (69, 140, 132).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 34% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.34:1).

#458C84 color codes

HEX	`#458C84`
RGB	`rgb(69, 140, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 54.9%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 34%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 51%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 6%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.69, -24.35, -2.58)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.69, 24.48, 186.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.995, 21.686, 25.168)`
Decimal	`4557956`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458C84, 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 #458C84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.34:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458C84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.93:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.34:1	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 #458C84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458c84; }
.text { color: #458c84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458c84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 140 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458c84, #45708c); }

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Questions

What color is #458C84?: #458C84 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Highlands. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #458C84?: The RGB value is 69, 140, 132: 69 red, 140 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458C84?: The complementary color is #8C454D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458C84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.34:1 and white text 3.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.