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#45B05E Color

#45B05E is rgb(69, 176, 94) in RGB, hsl(134, 44%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 47%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.38. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45B05E
HEX#45B05E
RGBrgb(69, 176, 94)
HSLhsl(134, 44%, 48%)
HSVhsv(134, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 47%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.154 148.4)
LABlab(64.26% -45.53 32.37)
LCHlch(64.26% 55.86 144.60)

What #45B05E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #45B05E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.38Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.72Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.11GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9.9Mantis#74C365ΔE 12.14Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 12.6

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#45B05E Channel Values

How #45B05E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 69 · G 176 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 134° · S 44% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 134° · S 61% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.62:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45B05E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #45B05E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #45B05E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45B05E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#45B05E
Complementary
#B04597
Analogous
#61B045
Analogous
#45B094
Triadic
#5E45B0
Triadic
#B05E45
Split comp.
#9445B0
Split comp.
#B04561

Tints & Shades of #45B05E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#5ABF71
#73C987
#8DD39D
#ABDEB7
#C4E8CD
#DEF2E3

Shades

#3C9A52
#328144
#296A39
#21542D
#183E21
#0E2514

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #45B05E.

How #45B05E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#45B05E
Protanopia#A4A45F
Protanomaly#88A95E
Deuteranopia#979762
Deuteranomaly#7EA260
Tritanopia#59A8A8
Tritanomaly#52AB90
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #45B05E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-45b05e: #45B05E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45B05E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45b05e': '#45B05E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.690, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_45b05e">#45B05E</color>
SVG fillfill="#45B05E"

More Green Colors

#45B05E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#45B05E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45B05E?

#45B05E is a mid-tone green — rgb(69, 176, 94) in RGB and hsl(134, 44%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pigment) (#00A550), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.38.

What is the RGB value of #45B05E?

#45B05E is rgb(69, 176, 94) — red 69, green 176, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45B05E?

#45B05E converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 47%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45B05E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #45B05E scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.62:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45B05E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45B05E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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