Palettes / Colors / #45CEEE

#45CEEE — Vivid Teal

#45CEEE is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumTurquoise (#48D1CC). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumturquoise (#48D1CC) — not an exact match. CSS mediumturquoise gives you #48D1CC, a different color; use #45CEEE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#45CEEE is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EE6344; it also sits naturally between #44EEB8 and #447AEE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 27% · Green 81% · Blue 93%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #45CEEE

.text { color: #45CEEE; }
.background { background-color: #45CEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45CEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 206, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(191, 83%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45CEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 206, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45CEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 206, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#45CEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45CEEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EE6344:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #45CEEE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #45CEEE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #45CEEE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #45CEEE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #45CEEE?

#45CEEE is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 69, 206, 238). Its closest standard named color is MediumTurquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #45CEEE?

#45CEEE is RGB 69, 206, 238 — HSL 191°, 83%, 60% — CMYK 71%, 13%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #45CEEE?

Its complement is #EE6344; analogous partners are #44EEB8 and #447AEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #45CEEE for text?

Black text on #45CEEE has a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.86:1.