What color is #45B27A?

#45B27A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45B27A?

The RGB value is 69, 178, 122: 69 red, 178 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45B27A?

The complementary color is #B2457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45B27A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45B27A color

#45B27A rgb(69, 178, 122)

Shades of green

The hex color #45B27A is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 69.8% green and 47.8% blue (69, 178, 122).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 44% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 31% yellow and 30% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.9:1).

#45B27A color codes

HEX	`#45B27A`
RGB	`rgb(69, 178, 122)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 69.8%, 47.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 44%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 61%, 70%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 30%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.36, -44.25, 19.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.36, 48.4, 156.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(21.886, 34.509, 23.916)`
Decimal	`4567674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45B27A, 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 #45B27A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45B27A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.66:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.9:1	Pass	Pass	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 #45B27A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45b27a; }
.text { color: #45b27a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45b27a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 178 122 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45b27a, #45b2b0); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #45B27A?: #45B27A is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45B27A?: The RGB value is 69, 178, 122: 69 red, 178 green and 122 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45B27A?: The complementary color is #B2457D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45B27A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.9:1 and white text 2.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.