#459EA4#459EA4
#459EA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.284; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.085 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459EA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 158, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 41%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.25, -24.57, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.25, 26.98, 204.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.8% -0.0789 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.8% 0.085 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3791, 28.3971, 39.4693) |
| Luminance | 0.2840 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.09
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.29
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459EA4 #A44B45
analogous
#45A47A #459EA4 #456FA4
triadic
#459EA4 #A4459E #9EA445
tetradic
#459EA4 #7A45A4 #A44B45 #6FA445
square
#459EA4 #7A45A4 #A44B45 #6FA445
split-complementary
#459EA4 #A4456F #A47A45
monochromatic
#214B4E #337479 #459EA4 #67BABF #92CDD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#459EA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.68
#459EA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459EA4
6.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459EA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459EA4 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.68 | 6.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9398A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848CA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A3A0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459ea4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.085 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbbf',
500: '#459ea4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459ea4; $custom-light: #83bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459ea4",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 158,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.789,
"s": 40.773,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64796,
"c": 0.08472,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.28399
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459EA4
secondary
#BD8B88
accent
#5F57D1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181