#45A8BE#45A8BE
#45A8BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.096 H 214.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45A8BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 168, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 64%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.7%, 11.6%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.15, -21.95, -19.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.15, 29.59, 222.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% -0.0789 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.096 214.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7473, 32.9855, 53.7151) |
| Luminance | 0.3299 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.37
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.84
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.02
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.44
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.03
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 11.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45A8BE #BE5B45
analogous
#45BE97 #45A8BE #456BBE
triadic
#45A8BE #BE45A8 #A8BE45
tetradic
#45A8BE #9745BE #BE5B45 #6BBE45
square
#45A8BE #9745BE #BE5B45 #6BBE45
split-complementary
#45A8BE #BE456B #BE9745
monochromatic
#235965 #338193 #45A8BE #72BDCE #A0D2DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#45A8BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.60
#45A8BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45A8BE
7.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45A8BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45A8BE | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.60 | 7.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#98A3BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8796BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45a8be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 168, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.096 214.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c2d1',
500: '#45a8be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45a8be; $custom-light: #86c2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45a8be",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 168,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.909,
"s": 48.207,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68228,
"c": 0.09629,
"h": 214.9
},
"luminance": 0.32988
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45A8BE
secondary
#CA9E95
accent
#6950D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182