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#45E37F Color

#45E37F is rgb(69, 227, 127) in RGB, hsl(142, 74%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 0%, 44%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#45E37F
HEX#45E37F
RGBrgb(69, 227, 127)
HSLhsl(142, 74%, 58%)
HSVhsv(142, 70%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 0%, 44%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.191 151.4)
LABlab(80.56% -58.81 36.41)
LCHlch(80.56% 69.17 148.23)

What #45E37F 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 #45E37F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 5.57Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.06Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 12.09Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 12.97Emerald#50C878ΔE 14.8Light Green#90EE90ΔE 16.91

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

#45E37F Channel Values

How #45E37F 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 227 · B 1278-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 142° · S 74% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 142° · S 70% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.67:1 vs white · 12.55:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #45E37F 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 text1.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #45E37F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #45E37F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #45E37F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#45E37F
Complementary
#E345A9
Analogous
#5AE345
Analogous
#45E3CE
Triadic
#7F45E3
Triadic
#E37F45
Split comp.
#CE45E3
Split comp.
#E3455A

Tints & Shades of #45E37F

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

#5FE791
#75EAA0
#90EEB3
#ABF2C5
#C5F6D7
#DCFAE7

Shades

#21DE66
#1DBF58
#179B48
#127837
#0D5427
#083519

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #45E37F.

How #45E37F 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#45E37F
Protanopia#D2D280
Protanomaly#ACD980
Deuteranopia#C1C184
Deuteranomaly#9ED082
Tritanopia#65DADA
Tritanomaly#5ADDBC
Achromatopsia#C8C8C8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #45E37F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-45e37f: #45E37F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #45E37F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-45e37f': '#45E37F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.271, green: 0.890, blue: 0.498)
Android XML<color name="color_45e37f">#45E37F</color>
SVG fillfill="#45E37F"

More Green Colors

#45E37F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#45E37F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #45E37F?

#45E37F is a mid-tone green — rgb(69, 227, 127) in RGB and hsl(142, 74%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Very Light Malachite Green (#64E986), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.57.

What is the RGB value of #45E37F?

#45E37F is rgb(69, 227, 127) — red 69, green 227, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #45E37F?

#45E37F converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 0%, 44%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #45E37F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #45E37F scores 1.67:1 against white and 12.55:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #45E37F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #45E37F 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 12.09, which is visibly different.

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