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#45C983 Color

#45C983 is rgb(69, 201, 131) in RGB, hsl(148, 55%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 35%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45C983
HEX#45C983
RGBrgb(69, 201, 131)
HSLhsl(148, 55%, 53%)
HSVhsv(148, 66%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 35%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.154 156.1)
LABlab(72.61% -49.51 24.12)
LCHlch(72.61% 55.08 154.02)

What #45C983 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 #45C983, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.61Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.2GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.09Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.76Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.79Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.31

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

#45C983 Channel Values

How #45C983 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 201 · B 1318-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 55% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 66% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 35% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.94:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45C983 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.94:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #45C983 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #45C983

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45C983; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#45C983
Complementary
#C9458C
Analogous
#4AC945
Analogous
#45C9C5
Triadic
#8345C9
Triadic
#C98345
Split comp.
#C545C9
Split comp.
#C9454A

Tints & Shades of #45C983

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

#5DD093
#79D8A5
#90DFB5
#ACE7C7
#C4EED7
#DFF6EA

Shades

#35B671
#2D9A60
#257E4F
#1D633D
#15472C
#0D2B1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #45C983.

How #45C983 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#45C983
Protanopia#BBBB84
Protanomaly#99C183
Deuteranopia#ACAC87
Deuteranomaly#8EB885
Tritanopia#5BC2C2
Tritanomaly#53C5AC
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #45C983 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-45c983: #45C983;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45C983;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45c983': '#45C983' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.788, blue: 0.514)
Android XML<color name="color_45c983">#45C983</color>
SVG fillfill="#45C983"

More Green Colors

#45C983 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#45C983 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45C983?

#45C983 is a mid-tone green — rgb(69, 201, 131) in RGB and hsl(148, 55%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.61.

What is the RGB value of #45C983?

#45C983 is rgb(69, 201, 131) — red 69, green 201, and blue 131 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45C983?

#45C983 converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 35%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45C983 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #45C983 scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.94:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45C983 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45C983 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 8.2, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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