#459BAA#459BAA
#459BAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.276; OKLCH L 64.3% C 0.085 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459BAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 155, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 42%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 59%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 8.8%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.53, -21.26, -15.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.53, 26.38, 216.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.29% -0.073 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.29% 0.085 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4283, 27.6080, 42.2220) |
| Luminance | 0.2761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.07
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.62
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.35
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459BAA #AA5445
analogous
#45AA87 #459BAA #4569AA
triadic
#459BAA #AA459B #9BAA45
tetradic
#459BAA #8745AA #AA5445 #69AA45
square
#459BAA #8745AA #AA5445 #69AA45
split-complementary
#459BAA #AA4569 #AA8745
monochromatic
#224C53 #33737E #459BAA #6AB5C2 #95CBD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.22
#459BAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.52
#459BAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459BAA
6.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459BAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459BAA | 1.00 | 3.22 | 6.52 | 6.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E96AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459baa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 155, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.3% 0.085 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83b8c3',
500: '#459baa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459baa; $custom-light: #83b8c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459baa",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 155,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.911,
"s": 42.259,
"l": 46.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64288,
"c": 0.08488,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.2761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459BAA
secondary
#C0938B
accent
#6856D2
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1112
muted
#7C8081