#459FAC#459FAC
#459FAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.290; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.087 H 208.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #459FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 159, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.81, -22.73, -14.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.81, 27.13, 213.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.34% -0.0766 -0.041) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.34% 0.087 208.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2957, 29.0378, 43.4516) |
| Luminance | 0.2904 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.63
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.65
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.93
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.47
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#459FAC #AC5245
analogous
#45AC86 #459FAC #456BAC
triadic
#459FAC #AC459F #9FAC45
tetradic
#459FAC #8645AC #AC5245 #6BAC45
square
#459FAC #8645AC #AC5245 #6BAC45
split-complementary
#459FAC #AC456B #AC8645
monochromatic
#224E55 #337780 #459FAC #6BB8C4 #96CDD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.08
#459FAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.81
#459FAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #459FAC
6.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##459FAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##459FAC | 1.00 | 3.08 | 6.81 | 6.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9299AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#838EAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #459fac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 159, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.087 208.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bbc4',
500: '#459fac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #459fac; $custom-light: #83bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#459fac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 159,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.573,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65342,
"c": 0.0869,
"h": 208.2
},
"luminance": 0.2904
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#459FAC
secondary
#C1938C
accent
#6555D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181