#459EAC#459EAC
#459EAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.287; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.087 H 209.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459EAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 158, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 8.1%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.51, -22.22, -15.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.51, 26.96, 214.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.1% -0.0755 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.1% 0.087 209.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1244, 28.6953, 43.3945) |
| Luminance | 0.2870 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.91
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.17
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.00
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.20
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459EAC #AC5345
analogous
#45AC86 #459EAC #456BAC
triadic
#459EAC #AC459E #9EAC45
tetradic
#459EAC #8645AC #AC5345 #6BAC45
square
#459EAC #8645AC #AC5345 #6BAC45
split-complementary
#459EAC #AC456B #AC8645
monochromatic
#224E55 #337680 #459EAC #6BB7C4 #96CDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.12
#459EAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.74
#459EAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459EAC
6.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459EAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459EAC | 1.00 | 3.12 | 6.74 | 6.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9199AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459eac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 158, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.087 209.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbc4',
500: '#459eac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459eac; $custom-light: #83bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459eac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 158,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.155,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65098,
"c": 0.08655,
"h": 209.3
},
"luminance": 0.28697
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459EAC
secondary
#C1938C
accent
#6655D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081