Palettes / Colors / #45EDE7
#45EDE7 — Vivid Teal
#45EDE7 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #45EDE7 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.
#45EDE7 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 #ED454B; it also sits naturally between #45ED93 and #459FED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #45EDE7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 69, 237, 231 |
| HSL | 178°, 82%, 60% |
| HSV | 178°, 71%, 93% |
| CMYK | 71%, 0%, 3%, 7% |
| XYZ | 47.16, 67.60, 86.16 |
| Yxy | 67.60, 0.2347, 0.3365 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.81, -42.98, -9.46 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.22, -37.70, -9.40 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 27% · Green 93% · Blue 91%
Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #45EDE7
.text { color: #45EDE7; }
.background { background-color: #45EDE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #45EDE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(69, 237, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 82%, 60%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #45EDE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(69, 237, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #45EDE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(69, 237, 231, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#45EDE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#45EDE7">Div content here</div>
Shades of #45EDE7
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Tones of #45EDE7
Color harmonies
Complementary — #ED454B:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.45:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #45EDE7: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #45EDE7
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #45EDE7: ·
How #45EDE7 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 #45EDE7 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #45EDE7?
#45EDE7 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 69, 237, 231). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #45EDE7?
#45EDE7 is RGB 69, 237, 231 — HSL 178°, 82%, 60% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 3%, 7%.
What colors go with #45EDE7?
Its complement is #ED454B; analogous partners are #45ED93 and #459FED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #45EDE7 for text?
Black text on #45EDE7 has a contrast ratio of 14.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.