What color is #459EA8?

#459EA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #459EA8?

The RGB value is 69, 158, 168: 69 red, 158 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #459EA8?

The complementary color is #A84F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #459EA8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#459EA8 color

#459EA8 rgb(69, 158, 168)

Shades of teal

The hex color #459EA8 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 62% green and 65.9% blue (69, 158, 168).

Its hue angle is 186°, with 42% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 59% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 34% black.

The closest named color is Atlas Cedar (#5CA0A7), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.71:1).

#459EA8 color codes

HEX	`#459EA8`
RGB	`rgb(69, 158, 168)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 62%, 65.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(186, 42%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(186, 59%, 66%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(59%, 6%, 0%, 34%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(60.38, -23.4, -13.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(60.38, 26.87, 209.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.746, 28.544, 41.402)`
Decimal	`4562600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #459EA8, 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 #459EA8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.71:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#459EA8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.13:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.71:1	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 #459EA8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #459ea8; }
.text { color: #459ea8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #459ea8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 158 168 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #459ea8, #456da8); }

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Questions

What color is #459EA8?: #459EA8 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Atlas Cedar. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #459EA8?: The RGB value is 69, 158, 168: 69 red, 158 green and 168 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #459EA8?: The complementary color is #A84F45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #459EA8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.71:1 and white text 3.13:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.