What color is #45B5BB?

#45B5BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45B5BB?

The RGB value is 69, 181, 187: 69 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45B5BB?

The complementary color is #BB4B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45B5BB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45B5BB color

#45B5BB rgb(69, 181, 187)

Shades of teal

The hex color #45B5BB is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 71% green and 73.3% blue (69, 181, 187).

Its hue angle is 183°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 3% magenta, 0% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Glassmith (#46B5C0), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.58:1).

#45B5BB color codes

HEX	`#45B5BB`
RGB	`rgb(69, 181, 187)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 71%, 73.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(183, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(183, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 3%, 0%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.95, -29.36, -12.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.95, 31.89, 202.96)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(27.944, 37.898, 52.846)`
Decimal	`4568507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45B5BB, 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 #45B5BB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45B5BB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.58:1	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 #45B5BB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45b5bb; }
.text { color: #45b5bb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45b5bb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 181 187 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45b5bb, #457abb); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #45B5BB?: #45B5BB is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Glassmith. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45B5BB?: The RGB value is 69, 181, 187: 69 red, 181 green and 187 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45B5BB?: The complementary color is #BB4B45, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45B5BB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.58:1 and white text 2.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.