#45A7AC#45A7AC
#45A7AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.319; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.091 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A7AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 167, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 2.9%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.24, -26.78, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.24, 29.01, 202.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.3% -0.0854 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.3% 0.091 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.7162, 31.8788, 43.9251) |
| Luminance | 0.3188 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.36
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.57
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A7AC #AC4A45
analogous
#45AC7E #45A7AC #4573AC
triadic
#45A7AC #AC45A7 #A7AC45
tetradic
#45A7AC #7E45AC #AC4A45 #73AC45
square
#45A7AC #7E45AC #AC4A45 #73AC45
split-complementary
#45A7AC #AC4573 #AC7E45
monochromatic
#225255 #337D80 #45A7AC #6BBFC4 #96D2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.85
#45A7AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.38
#45A7AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A7AC
7.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A7AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A7AC | 1.00 | 2.85 | 7.38 | 7.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA0AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C94AD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a7ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 167, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.091 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c1c4',
500: '#45a7ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a7ac; $custom-light: #84c1c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a7ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 167,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.913,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67298,
"c": 0.09078,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.31881
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A7AC
secondary
#C18E8C
accent
#5B55D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181