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#45BB9B

#45bb9b ≈ Mint

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#45bb9b is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 73.33% green and 60.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 63.1% cyan, 0% magenta, 17.11% yellow and 26.67% black. Its hue angle is 163.73°, with 46.46% saturation and 50.2% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Mint (#3eb489), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#33cc99
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Relative luminance0.3917

Complementary

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #bb4565

Split complementary

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #bb45a0
  3. #bb6045

Analogous

  1. #45bb60
  2. #45bb9b
  3. #45a0bb

Triadic

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #9b45bb
  3. #bb9b45

Tetradic

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #4565bb
  3. #bb4565
  4. #bb9b45

Square

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #6045bb
  3. #bb4565
  4. #a0bb45

Monochromatic

  1. #1c4b3e
  2. #30836d
  3. #45bb9b
  4. #7dcfb9
  5. #b5e4d7

Shades

#45bb9b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #3ea88c
  3. #37967c
  4. #30836d
  5. #29705d
  6. #235e4e
  7. #1c4b3e
  8. #15382f
  9. #0e251f
  10. #071310
  11. #000000

Tints

#45bb9b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #58c2a5
  3. #6ac9af
  4. #7dcfb9
  5. #8fd6c3
  6. #a2ddcd
  7. #b5e4d7
  8. #c7ebe1
  9. #daf1eb
  10. #ecf8f5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45bb9b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45bb9b
  2. #4bb598
  3. #51af96
  4. #57a993
  5. #5da390
  6. #639e8e
  7. #68988b
  8. #6e9288
  9. #748c85
  10. #7a8683
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a8a8a8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8bb0a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #b6af99 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a5a39d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00bdb2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #96b49a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #89ad9c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1abca9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45bb9b {
  color: #45bb9b;
}
Background
.bg-45bb9b {
  background-color: #45bb9b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45bb9b {
  border: 2px solid #45bb9b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45bb9b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 187 155;
  --color-primary-hsl: 164 46% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45bb9b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45bb9b, #45a0bb);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45bb9b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 187 155 / 0.35);
}

#3eb489 Mint ΔE 3.92 #29ab87 Jungle Green ΔE 5.14 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.34 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.17 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 7.66 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 8.56 #3cb371 Medium Sea Green ΔE 9.15 #ba4464 Inverted #a8a8a8 Grayscale 

Mint
#45bb9b  rgb(69, 187, 155)  hsl(164, 46%, 50%)  Mint
#bb4565  rgb(187, 69, 101)  hsl(344, 46%, 50%)  Telemagenta
#9b45bb  rgb(155, 69, 187)  hsl(284, 46%, 50%)  Purpureus
#bb9b45  rgb(187, 155, 69)  hsl(44, 46%, 50%)  Brass