#456B60#456B60

#456B60 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.047 H 174.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456B60
RGB	rgb(69, 107, 96)
HSL	hsl(163, 22%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(163, 36%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 10.3%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.19, -16.19, 1.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.19, 16.30, 173.34°)
OKLab	oklab(49.57% -0.0466 0.0048)
OKLCH	oklch(49.57% 0.047 174.2)
XYZ	xyz(9.8225, 12.6246, 12.9833)
Luminance	0.1263 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456B60 #6B4550

analogous

#456B4D #456B60 #45636B

triadic

#456B60 #60456B #6B6045

tetradic

#456B60 #4D456B #6B4550 #636B45

square

#456B60 #4D456B #6B4550 #636B45

split-complementary

#456B60 #6B4563 #6B4D45

monochromatic

#15211D #2D463F #456B60 #5D9081 #7EAC9F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#456B60 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.53

#456B60 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456B60

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456B60	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456B60	1.00	5.96	3.53	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#696660

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#626261

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3A6C68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456b60;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 107, 96);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.047 174.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a958d',
    500: '#456b60',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456b60;
$custom-light: #7a958d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456b60",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 107,
    "b": 96
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 162.632,
    "s": 21.591,
    "l": 34.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49572,
    "c": 0.04685,
    "h": 174.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456B60

secondary

#98747E

accent

#6A82BE

background

#F7F9F8

surface

#EEF1F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#090D0C

muted

#7B7E7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #456B60

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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