What color is #458E84?

#458E84 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 #458E84?

The RGB value is 69, 142, 132: 69 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #458E84?

The complementary color is #8E454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #458E84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#458E84 color

#458E84 rgb(69, 142, 132)

Shades of teal

The hex color #458E84 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 55.7% green and 51.8% blue (69, 142, 132).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 35% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Highlands (#449084), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.46:1).

#458E84 color codes

HEX	`#458E84`
RGB	`rgb(69, 142, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 55.7%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 35%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 51%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 7%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(54.32, -25.36, -1.66)`
CIE LCH	`lch(54.32, 25.41, 183.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.29, 22.276, 25.266)`
Decimal	`4558468`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #458E84, 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 #458E84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.46:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#458E84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.85:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.46:1	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 #458E84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #458e84; }
.text { color: #458e84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #458e84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 142 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #458e84, #45738e); }

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Questions

What color is #458E84?: #458E84 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 #458E84?: The RGB value is 69, 142, 132: 69 red, 142 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #458E84?: The complementary color is #8E454F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #458E84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.46:1 and white text 3.85:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.