#459FA5#459FA5
#459FA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.085 H 201.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459FA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 159, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 41%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 58%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.2%, 3.6%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.58, -24.78, -11.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.58, 27.20, 204.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.08% -0.0796 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.08% 0.085 201.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6411, 28.7759, 40.0038) |
| Luminance | 0.2878 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.30
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.92
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.37
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.52
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 8.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459FA5 #A54B45
analogous
#45A57B #459FA5 #456FA5
triadic
#459FA5 #A5459F #9FA545
tetradic
#459FA5 #7B45A5 #A54B45 #6FA545
square
#459FA5 #7B45A5 #A54B45 #6FA545
split-complementary
#459FA5 #A5456F #A57B45
monochromatic
#214C4F #33757A #459FA5 #68BAC0 #93CED2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#459FA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#459FA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459FA5
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459FA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459FA5 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9499A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#858DA5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459fa5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 159, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.085 201.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbbf',
500: '#459fa5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459fa5; $custom-light: #83bbbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459fa5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 159,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.75,
"s": 41.026,
"l": 45.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65078,
"c": 0.08542,
"h": 201.3
},
"luminance": 0.28778
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459FA5
secondary
#BD8C88
accent
#5F57D1
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181