What color is #45A299?

#45A299 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45A299?

The RGB value is 69, 162, 153: 69 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45A299?

The complementary color is #A2454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45A299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45A299 color

#45A299 rgb(69, 162, 153)

Shades of teal

The hex color #45A299 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 63.5% green and 60% blue (69, 162, 153).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 40% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 57% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 36% black.

The closest named color is Lagoon (#4B9B93), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.88:1).

#45A299 color codes

HEX	`#45A299`
RGB	`rgb(69, 162, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 63.5%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 40%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 57%, 64%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(57%, 0%, 6%, 36%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(61.14, -29.63, -3.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(61.14, 29.85, 186.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.122, 29.404, 34.693)`
Decimal	`4563609`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45A299, 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 #45A299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.88:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#45A299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.05:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.88:1	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 #45A299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45a299; }
.text { color: #45a299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45a299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 162 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45a299, #457ca2); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #45A299?: #45A299 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Lagoon. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45A299?: The RGB value is 69, 162, 153: 69 red, 162 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45A299?: The complementary color is #A2454E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45A299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.88:1 and white text 3.05:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.