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#45CDCD

#45cdcd ≈ Medium Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45cdcd is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 80.39% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 66.34% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 19.61% black. Its hue angle is 180°, with 57.63% saturation and 53.73% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Medium Turquoise (#48d1cc), ΔE 2.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.4934

Complementary

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #cd4545

Split complementary

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #cd4589
  3. #cd8945

Analogous

  1. #45cd89
  2. #45cdcd
  3. #4589cd

Triadic

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #cd45cd
  3. #cdcd45

Tetradic

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #4545cd
  3. #cd4545
  4. #cdcd45

Square

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #8945cd
  3. #cd4545
  4. #89cd45

Monochromatic

  1. #1a5f5f
  2. #2a9c9c
  3. #45cdcd
  4. #81dddd
  5. #beeded

Shades

#45cdcd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #3eb9b9
  3. #37a4a4
  4. #309090
  5. #297b7b
  6. #236767
  7. #1c5252
  8. #153e3e
  9. #0e2929
  10. #071515
  11. #000000

Tints

#45cdcd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #58d2d2
  3. #6ad7d7
  4. #7ddcdc
  5. #8fe1e1
  6. #a2e6e6
  7. #b5ebeb
  8. #c7f0f0
  9. #daf5f5
  10. #ecfafa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45cdcd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45cdcd
  2. #4bc5c5
  3. #51bebe
  4. #57b6b6
  5. #5daeae
  6. #63a7a7
  7. #689f9f
  8. #6e9797
  9. #748f8f
  10. #7a8888
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #99c2c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0c3cd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #abb4ce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00d3cd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #9ec7cd ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #8ebece ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00d1cd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45cdcd {
  color: #45cdcd;
}
Background
.bg-45cdcd {
  background-color: #45cdcd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45cdcd {
  border: 2px solid #45cdcd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45cdcd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 205 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 58% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45cdcd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45cdcd, #4589cd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45cdcd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 205 205 / 0.35);
}

#48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 2.00 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 2.00 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 2.02 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 5.89 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 6.95 #43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 7.14 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.30 #ba3232 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Medium Turquoise
#45cdcd  rgb(69, 205, 205)  hsl(180, 58%, 54%)  Medium Turquoise
#cd4545  rgb(205, 69, 69)  hsl(0, 58%, 54%)  Persian Red
#cd45cd  rgb(205, 69, 205)  hsl(300, 58%, 54%)  Medium Orchid
#cdcd45  rgb(205, 205, 69)  hsl(60, 58%, 54%)  Straw