#459DAB#459DAB

#459DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.086 H 209.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459DAB
RGB	rgb(69, 157, 171)
HSL	hsl(188, 43%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(188, 60%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.6%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.17, -22.00, -15.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.17, 26.75, 214.66°)
OKLab	oklab(64.82% -0.0748 -0.0421)
OKLCH	oklch(64.82% 0.086 209.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.8589, 28.3172, 42.8340)
Luminance	0.2832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459DAB #AB5345

analogous

#45AB86 #459DAB #456AAB

triadic

#459DAB #AB459D #9DAB45

tetradic

#459DAB #8645AB #AB5345 #6AAB45

square

#459DAB #8645AB #AB5345 #6AAB45

split-complementary

#459DAB #AB456A #AB8645

monochromatic

#224D54 #33757F #459DAB #6AB7C3 #96CCD5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.15

#459DAB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.66

#459DAB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459DAB

6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459DAB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459DAB	1.00	3.15	6.66	6.66
#FFFFFF	3.15	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9098AC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#818CAB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#919191

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459dab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 157, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.086 209.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bac4',
    500: '#459dab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459dab;
$custom-light: #83bac4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459dab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.235,
    "s": 42.5,
    "l": 47.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64815,
    "c": 0.08587,
    "h": 209.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.28319
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459DAB

secondary

#C0938B

accent

#6756D2

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1112

muted

#7D8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #459DAB

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

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