#45A159#45A159
#45A159 is a light, vivid green. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 63.5% C 0.138 H 148.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A159 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 161, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(133, 40%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(133, 57%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 0%, 44.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.41, -43.33, 29.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.41, 52.37, 145.82°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.53% -0.1173 0.0723) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.53% 0.138 148.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.0011, 27.4747, 13.8565) |
| Luminance | 0.2748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Greenish
#40A368
ΔE00 3.18
Algae
#54AC68
ΔE00 3.78
Emerald (survey)
#01A049
ΔE00 3.91
Muted Green
#5FA052
ΔE00 3.98
Seaweed Green
#35AD6B
ΔE00 4.53
Mid Green
#50A747
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A159 #A1458D
analogous
#5FA145 #45A159 #45A187
triadic
#45A159 #5945A1 #A15945
tetradic
#45A159 #455FA1 #A1458D #A18745
square
#45A159 #455FA1 #A1458D #A18745
split-complementary
#45A159 #8745A1 #A1455F
monochromatic
#204B2A #337641 #45A159 #66BD79 #91D09E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#45A159 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#45A159 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #45A159
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A159 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A159 | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A29454
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968C5E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#309E90
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a159; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 161, 89); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.5% 0.138 148.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81bd89',
500: '#45a159',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a159; $custom-light: #81bd89; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a159",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 161,
"b": 89
},
"hsl": {
"h": 133.043,
"s": 40,
"l": 45.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63531,
"c": 0.13777,
"h": 148.3
},
"luminance": 0.27476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A159
secondary
#BB87B0
accent
#58B6D0
background
#F8FBF8
surface
#EFF7F0
border
#CAD0CB
text
#0B120B
muted
#7C817C