#456E72#456E72

#456E72 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.136; OKLCH L 51.0% C 0.046 H 203.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#456E72
RGB	rgb(69, 110, 114)
HSL	hsl(185, 25%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(185, 39%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(39.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.70, -13.17, -6.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.70, 14.81, 207.18°)
OKLab	oklab(50.96% -0.0424 -0.0185)
OKLCH	oklch(50.96% 0.046 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.0663, 13.6312, 17.9643)
Luminance	0.1363 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#456E72 #724945

analogous

#45725F #456E72 #455772

triadic

#456E72 #72456E #6E7245

tetradic

#456E72 #5F4572 #724945 #577245

square

#456E72 #5F4572 #724945 #577245

split-complementary

#456E72 #724557 #725F45

monochromatic

#172426 #2E494C #456E72 #5C9398 #80ADB2

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.64

#456E72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.73

#456E72 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #456E72

5.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##456E72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##456E72	1.00	5.64	3.73	5.64
#FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.73	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#686B72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606572

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#33716F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#676767

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #456e72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 110, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.0% 0.046 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b979a',
    500: '#456e72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #456e72;
$custom-light: #7b979a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#456e72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.333,
    "s": 24.59,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.50963,
    "c": 0.04624,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.13632
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#456E72

secondary

#9E7975

accent

#6F67C1

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#090D0E

muted

#7B7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #456E72

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

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