#459EA3#459EA3
#459EA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.085 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459EA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 158, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 41%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 58%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 3.1%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.21, -24.85, -10.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.21, 27.03, 203.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.76% -0.0793 -0.0294) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.76% 0.085 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2892, 28.3612, 38.9955) |
| Luminance | 0.2836 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.44
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.31
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.12
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.18
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459EA3 #A34A45
analogous
#45A379 #459EA3 #456FA3
triadic
#459EA3 #A3459E #9EA345
tetradic
#459EA3 #7945A3 #A34A45 #6FA345
square
#459EA3 #7945A3 #A34A45 #6FA345
split-complementary
#459EA3 #A3456F #A37945
monochromatic
#214B4D #337478 #459EA3 #67BABF #92CDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#459EA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.67
#459EA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459EA3
6.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459EA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459EA3 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.67 | 6.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459ea3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.085 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82bbbe',
500: '#459ea3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459ea3; $custom-light: #82bbbe; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459ea3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 158,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.191,
"s": 40.517,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64759,
"c": 0.08462,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.28363
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459EA3
secondary
#BC8A87
accent
#5E57D0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181