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#45B079 Color

#45B079 is rgb(69, 176, 121) in RGB, hsl(149, 44%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45B079
HEX#45B079
RGBrgb(69, 176, 121)
HSLhsl(149, 44%, 48%)
HSVhsv(149, 61%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(68.1% 0.128 157.7)
LABlab(64.65% -41.86 18.76)
LCHlch(64.65% 45.88 155.86)

What #45B079 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 #45B079, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 6.07Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.46Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 7.86Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 8.48Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.76Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 9.14

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

#45B079 Channel Values

How #45B079 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 1218-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 44% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 61% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 61% · M 0% · Y 31% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.71:1 vs white · 7.74:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45B079 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 text2.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.74:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #45B079 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #45B079

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45B079; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#45B079
Complementary
#B0457C
Analogous
#46B045
Analogous
#45B0AE
Triadic
#7945B0
Triadic
#B07945
Split comp.
#AE45B0
Split comp.
#B04546

Tints & Shades of #45B079

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

#5ABF8B
#73C99D
#8DD3AF
#ABDEC3
#C4E8D6
#DEF2E8

Shades

#3C9A6A
#328158
#296A49
#21543A
#183E2B
#0E2519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #45B079.

How #45B079 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#45B079
Protanopia#A4A479
Protanomaly#88A979
Deuteranopia#97977C
Deuteranomaly#7EA27B
Tritanopia#55AAAA
Tritanomaly#4FAD99
Achromatopsia#9D9D9D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #45B079 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-45b079: #45B079;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45B079;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45b079': '#45B079' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.690, blue: 0.475)
Android XML<color name="color_45b079">#45B079</color>
SVG fillfill="#45B079"

More Green Colors

#45B079 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#45B079 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45B079?

#45B079 is a mid-tone green — rgb(69, 176, 121) in RGB and hsl(149, 44%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.07.

What is the RGB value of #45B079?

#45B079 is rgb(69, 176, 121) — red 69, green 176, and blue 121 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45B079?

#45B079 converts to approximately cmyk(61%, 0%, 31%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45B079 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #45B079 scores 2.71:1 against white and 7.74:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45B079 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45B079 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 6.46, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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