#45A3A2#45A3A2
#45A3A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.088 H 194.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A3A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 163, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 41%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 58%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.7%, 0%, 0.6%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.71, -27.64, -7.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.71, 28.73, 195.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% -0.0854 -0.0217) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.088 194.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0702, 30.0660, 38.8156) |
| Luminance | 0.3007 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.20
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.63
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.67
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A3A2 #A34546
analogous
#45A373 #45A3A2 #4575A3
triadic
#45A3A2 #A245A3 #A3A245
tetradic
#45A3A2 #7345A3 #A34546 #75A345
square
#45A3A2 #7345A3 #A34546 #75A345
split-complementary
#45A3A2 #A34575 #A37345
monochromatic
#214D4D #337877 #45A3A2 #67BFBE #92D1D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#45A3A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#45A3A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A3A2
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A3A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A3A2 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999CA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A90A3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a3a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 163, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.088 194.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bebd',
500: '#45a3a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a3a2; $custom-light: #83bebd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a3a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 163,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 179.362,
"s": 40.517,
"l": 45.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65957,
"c": 0.08808,
"h": 194.3
},
"luminance": 0.30068
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A3A2
secondary
#BC8788
accent
#5759D0
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181