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#45B061 Color

#45B061 is rgb(69, 176, 97) in RGB, hsl(136, 44%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 45%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.28. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45B061
HEX#45B061
RGBrgb(69, 176, 97)
HSLhsl(136, 44%, 48%)
HSVhsv(136, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 45%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.6% 0.151 149.2)
LABlab(64.30% -45.17 30.89)
LCHlch(64.30% 54.73 145.64)

What #45B061 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 #45B061, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.28Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.87Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.94GO Green#00AB66ΔE 9.05Green Frog#00A86BΔE 11.5Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 11.54

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

#45B061 Channel Values

How #45B061 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 978-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 136° · S 44% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 136° · S 61% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 45% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45B061 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 text7.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #45B061 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #45B061

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45B061; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#45B061
Complementary
#B04594
Analogous
#5EB045
Analogous
#45B097
Triadic
#6145B0
Triadic
#B06145
Split comp.
#9745B0
Split comp.
#B0455E

Tints & Shades of #45B061

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

#5ABF75
#73C98A
#8DD3A0
#ABDEB8
#C4E8CE
#DEF2E3

Shades

#3C9A55
#328147
#296A3B
#21542F
#183E22
#0E2514

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #45B061.

How #45B061 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#45B061
Protanopia#A4A462
Protanomaly#88A961
Deuteranopia#979765
Deuteranomaly#7EA263
Tritanopia#59A9A9
Tritanomaly#52AC91
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #45B061 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-45b061: #45B061;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45B061;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45b061': '#45B061' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.690, blue: 0.380)
Android XML<color name="color_45b061">#45B061</color>
SVG fillfill="#45B061"

More Green Colors

#45B061 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#45B061 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45B061?

#45B061 is a mid-tone green — rgb(69, 176, 97) in RGB and hsl(136, 44%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.28.

What is the RGB value of #45B061?

#45B061 is rgb(69, 176, 97) — red 69, green 176, and blue 97 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45B061?

#45B061 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 45%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45B061 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #45B061 scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45B061 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45B061 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 7.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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