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#45F3EF

#45f3ef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#45f3ef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 27.06% red, 95.29% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 71.6% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.65% yellow and 4.71% black. Its hue angle is 178.62°, with 87.88% saturation and 61.18% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 2.98.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.716

Complementary

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #f34549

Split complementary

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #f345a0
  3. #f39845

Analogous

  1. #45f398
  2. #45f3ef
  3. #45a0f3

Triadic

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #ef45f3
  3. #f3ef45

Tetradic

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #4549f3
  3. #f34549
  4. #f3ef45

Square

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #9845f3
  3. #f34549
  4. #a0f345

Monochromatic

  1. #0a9592
  2. #0eddd8
  3. #45f3ef
  4. #8df8f5
  5. #d5fcfb

Shades

#45f3ef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #3edbd7
  3. #37c2bf
  4. #30aaa7
  5. #29928f
  6. #237a78
  7. #1c6160
  8. #154948
  9. #0e3130
  10. #071818
  11. #000000

Tints

#45f3ef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #58f4f1
  3. #6af5f2
  4. #7df7f4
  5. #8ff8f5
  6. #a2f9f7
  7. #b5faf9
  8. #c7fbfa
  9. #dafdfc
  10. #ecfefd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#45f3ef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #45f3ef
  2. #4be8e4
  3. #51dcd9
  4. #57d1ce
  5. #5dc5c3
  6. #63bab8
  7. #68aeac
  8. #6ea3a1
  9. #749796
  10. #7a8c8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #b3e6e4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4e7ef ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbd4f0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00faf1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #baecef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a6e1f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00f7f0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-45f3ef {
  color: #45f3ef;
}
Background
.bg-45f3ef {
  background-color: #45f3ef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-45f3ef {
  border: 2px solid #45f3ef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #45f3ef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 69 243 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 88% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-45f3ef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #45f3ef, #45a0f3);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-45f3ef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(69 243 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 2.98 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 2.98 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 3.60 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 4.65 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.38 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.95 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.72 #ba0c10 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Aqua
#45f3ef  rgb(69, 243, 239)  hsl(179, 88%, 61%)  Aqua
#f34549  rgb(243, 69, 73)  hsl(359, 88%, 61%)  Tractor Red
#ef45f3  rgb(239, 69, 243)  hsl(299, 88%, 61%)  Fuchsia
#f3ef45  rgb(243, 239, 69)  hsl(59, 88%, 61%)  Icterine