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#45BCBD closest to Tropical Escape

#45BCBD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise; the closest named color is Tropical Escape. In the RGB color model it is made of 27.1% red, 73.7% green and 74.1% blue (rgb(69, 188, 189)). Its HSL value is 180° hue, 48% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 63% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 26% black. #45BCBD is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.18:1.

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Variations of #45BCBD

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#45BCBD color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#45BCBD for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #45BCBD appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 80% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #9DA6BE
  • Protanopia 78% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B0B3BD
  • Protanomaly 83% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9CB4BE
  • Deuteranopia 80% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #9DA6BE
  • Deuteranomaly 86% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #8BAEBE
  • Tritanopia 95% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #00C2BC
  • Tritanomaly 97% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #1DBEBD
  • Achromatopsia 79% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ABABAB
  • Achromatomaly 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #9AB0B0

#45BCBD contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.29:1 Very poor#45BCBD text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.18:1 Very good#45BCBD text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#45BCBD in CSS

/* Tropical Escape */
.color { color: #45BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #45BCBD; }
.border { border: 1px solid #45BCBD; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(69 188 189);
color: hsl(180 48% 51%);
color: oklch(0.730 0.104 195.9);

#45BCBD FAQ

What color is #45BCBD?

#45BCBD is a light, moderately saturated turquoise. Its closest named color is Tropical Escape. It belongs to the turquoise color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #45BCBD?

#45BCBD is rgb(69, 188, 189) in RGB, hsl(180, 48%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(63%, 1%, 0%, 26%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #45BCBD?

The complementary color of #45BCBD is #BD4645, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #45BCBD?

Black text has the best contrast on #45BCBD: 9.18:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #45BCBD a warm or cool color?

#45BCBD is a cool color.