#459FAE#459FAE

#459FAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.291; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.088 H 210.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#459FAE
RGB	rgb(69, 159, 174)
HSL	hsl(189, 43%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(189, 60%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.3%, 8.6%, 0%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.88, -22.14, -15.83)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.88, 27.22, 215.57°)
OKLab	oklab(65.42% -0.0758 -0.0439)
OKLCH	oklch(65.42% 0.088 210.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.4892, 29.1152, 44.4708)
Luminance	0.2912 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#459FAE #AE5445

analogous

#45AE88 #459FAE #456BAE

triadic

#459FAE #AE459F #9FAE45

tetradic

#459FAE #8845AE #AE5445 #6BAE45

square

#459FAE #8845AE #AE5445 #6BAE45

split-complementary

#459FAE #AE456B #AE8845

monochromatic

#224F56 #347782 #459FAE #6CB8C5 #97CDD6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.08

#459FAE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.82

#459FAE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #459FAE

6.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##459FAE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##459FAE	1.00	3.08	6.82	6.82
#FFFFFF	3.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.82	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#929AAF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#828EAE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A6A3

Achromatopsia (no color)

#939393

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #459fae;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 159, 174);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.088 210.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83bbc6',
    500: '#459fae',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #459fae;
$custom-light: #83bbc6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#459fae",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 159,
    "b": 174
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 43.21,
    "l": 47.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65419,
    "c": 0.08756,
    "h": 210.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.29117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#459FAE

secondary

#C2948D

accent

#6755D3

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#F0F6F8

border

#CBD0D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #459FAE

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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