#459996#459996

#459996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.263; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.081 H 192.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459996
RGB	rgb(69, 153, 150)
HSL	hsl(178, 38%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(178, 55%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.9%, 0%, 2%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.27, -26.01, -6.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.27, 26.72, 193.30°)
OKLab	oklab(63.06% -0.0794 -0.0171)
OKLCH	oklch(63.06% 0.081 192.1)
XYZ	xyz(19.3482, 26.2478, 32.8950)
Luminance	0.2625 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459996 #994548

analogous

#45996C #459996 #457299

triadic

#459996 #964599 #999645

tetradic

#459996 #6C4599 #994548 #729945

square

#459996 #6C4599 #994548 #729945

split-complementary

#459996 #994572 #996C45

monochromatic

#1F4543 #326F6D #459996 #63B9B5 #8DCCC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#459996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.25

#459996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459996

6.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459996	1.00	3.36	6.25	6.25
#FFFFFF	3.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.25	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#919296

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#838897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009D98

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 153, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.081 192.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81b7b4',
    500: '#459996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459996;
$custom-light: #81b7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 153,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 177.857,
    "s": 37.838,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63057,
    "c": 0.08125,
    "h": 192.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2625
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459996

secondary

#B78385

accent

#5A5ECE

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#EFF6F6

border

#CAD0D0

text

#0B1111

muted

#7C8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #459996

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

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