What color is #45BB7F?

#45BB7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45BB7F?

The RGB value is 69, 187, 127: 69 red, 187 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45BB7F?

The complementary color is #BB4581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45BB7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45BB7F color

#45BB7F rgb(69, 187, 127)

Shades of green

The hex color #45BB7F is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 73.3% green and 49.8% blue (69, 187, 127).

Its hue angle is 149°, with 46% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 63% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 27% black.

The closest named color is Bleached Olive (#55BB88), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.67:1).

#45BB7F color codes

HEX	`#45BB7F`
RGB	`rgb(69, 187, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 73.3%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(149, 46%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(149, 63%, 73%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(63%, 0%, 32%, 27%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.27, -46.96, 20.88)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.27, 51.39, 156.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.053, 38.336, 26.206)`
Decimal	`4569983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45BB7F, 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 #45BB7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.67:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45BB7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.67:1	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 #45BB7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45bb7f; }
.text { color: #45bb7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45bb7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 187 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45bb7f, #45bbba); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #45BB7F?: #45BB7F is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Bleached Olive. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45BB7F?: The RGB value is 69, 187, 127: 69 red, 187 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45BB7F?: The complementary color is #BB4581, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45BB7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.67:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.