#459596#459596
#459596 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.078 H 196.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459596 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 149, 150) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 37%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 54%, 59%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54%, 0.7%, 0%, 41.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, -23.98, -7.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 25.28, 198.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.06% -0.0748 -0.0221) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.06% 0.078 196.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7044, 24.9603, 32.6804) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.37
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 5.36
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 5.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.00
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459596 #964645
analogous
#45966E #459596 #456C96
triadic
#459596 #964595 #959645
tetradic
#459596 #6E4596 #964645 #6C9645
square
#459596 #6E4596 #964645 #6C9645
split-complementary
#459596 #96456C #966E45
monochromatic
#1E4242 #326B6C #459596 #62B6B7 #8CC9CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#459596 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#459596 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459596
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459596 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459596 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C8F96
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8597
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#009995
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459596; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 149, 150); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.078 196.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81b4b4',
500: '#459596',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459596; $custom-light: #81b4b4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459596",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 149,
"b": 150
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.741,
"s": 36.986,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6206,
"c": 0.07803,
"h": 196.4
},
"luminance": 0.24962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459596
secondary
#B58282
accent
#5C5BCD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF6F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1111
muted
#7C8080