What color is #45C561?

#45C561 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45C561?

The RGB value is 69, 197, 97: 69 red, 197 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45C561?

The complementary color is #C545A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45C561?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45C561 color

#45C561 rgb(69, 197, 97)

Shades of green

The hex color #45C561 is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 77.3% green and 38% blue (69, 197, 97).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 52% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 65% cyan, 0% magenta, 51% yellow and 23% black.

The closest named color is Battletoad (#11CC55), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.41:1).

#45C561 color codes

HEX	`#45C561`
RGB	`rgb(69, 197, 97)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 77.3%, 38%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 52%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 65%, 77%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(65%, 0%, 51%, 23%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.91, -56.08, 39.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.91, 68.78, 144.62)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.576, 42.058, 18.13)`
Decimal	`4572513`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45C561, 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 #45C561	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.41:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45C561 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.23:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.41:1	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 #45C561 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45c561; }
.text { color: #45c561; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45c561; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 197 97 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45c561, #45c5a1); }

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Questions

What color is #45C561?: #45C561 is a moderate green, closest to the named color Battletoad. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45C561?: The RGB value is 69, 197, 97: 69 red, 197 green and 97 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45C561?: The complementary color is #C545A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45C561?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.41:1 and white text 2.23:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.