What color is #45CD3B?

#45CD3B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #45CD3B?

The RGB value is 69, 205, 59: 69 red, 205 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #45CD3B?

The complementary color is #C33BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #45CD3B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#45CD3B color

#45CD3B rgb(69, 205, 59)

Shades of green

The hex color #45CD3B is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 80.4% green and 23.1% blue (69, 205, 59).

Its hue angle is 116°, with 59% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 66% cyan, 0% magenta, 71% yellow and 20% black.

The closest named color is Lime Green (#32CD32), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.05:1).

#45CD3B color codes

HEX	`#45CD3B`
RGB	`rgb(69, 205, 59)`
RGB percent	`rgb(27.1%, 80.4%, 23.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(116, 59%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(116, 71%, 80%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(66%, 0%, 71%, 20%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.05, -63.16, 58.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.05, 86.34, 137.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(25.074, 45.241, 11.548)`
Decimal	`4574523`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #45CD3B, 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 #45CD3B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#45CD3B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.09:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.05:1	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 #45CD3B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #45cd3b; }
.text { color: #45cd3b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #45cd3b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(69 205 59 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #45cd3b, #3bcd7a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #45CD3B?: #45CD3B is a moderate green, closest to the named color Lime Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #45CD3B?: The RGB value is 69, 205, 59: 69 red, 205 green and 59 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #45CD3B?: The complementary color is #C33BCD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #45CD3B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.05:1 and white text 2.09:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.