Palettes / Colors / #45DED9

#45DED9 — Teal

#45DED9 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

#45DED9 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 #DE454A; it also sits naturally between #45DE8C and #4596DE. 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 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 69% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #45DED9

.text { color: #45DED9; }
.background { background-color: #45DED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45DED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 222, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 70%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45DED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 222, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45DED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 222, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#45DED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45DED9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #45DED9

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Tones of #45DED9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DE454A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #45DED9: #000000.

How #45DED9 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 #45DED9 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 #45DED9?

#45DED9 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 69, 222, 217). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #45DED9?

#45DED9 is RGB 69, 222, 217 — HSL 178°, 70%, 57% — CMYK 69%, 0%, 2%, 13%.

What colors go with #45DED9?

Its complement is #DE454A; analogous partners are #45DE8C and #4596DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #45DED9 for text?

Black text on #45DED9 has a contrast ratio of 12.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.65:1.