#45A2B2#45A2B2
#45A2B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.303; OKLCH L 66.3% C 0.090 H 210.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 162, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 9%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.93, -22.49, -16.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.93, 27.89, 216.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.3% -0.0774 -0.0457) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.3% 0.09 210.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4071, 30.3178, 46.7292) |
| Luminance | 0.3032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.61
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.79
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.48
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.97
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A2B2 #B25545
analogous
#45B28B #45A2B2 #456BB2
triadic
#45A2B2 #B245A2 #A2B245
tetradic
#45A2B2 #8B45B2 #B25545 #6BB245
square
#45A2B2 #8B45B2 #B25545 #6BB245
split-complementary
#45A2B2 #B2456B #B28B45
monochromatic
#23525A #347A86 #45A2B2 #6EBAC7 #9ACFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.97
#45A2B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.06
#45A2B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A2B2
7.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A2B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A2B2 | 1.00 | 2.97 | 7.06 | 7.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949DB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490B2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a2b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 162, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.3% 0.090 210.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bdc9',
500: '#45a2b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a2b2; $custom-light: #84bdc9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a2b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 162,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.807,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66304,
"c": 0.08991,
"h": 210.6
},
"luminance": 0.3032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A2B2
secondary
#C4978F
accent
#6754D4
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182