#45AAB3#45AAB3
#45AAB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.333; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.093 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AAB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 170, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.38, -26.25, -13.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.38, 29.46, 206.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.29% -0.0856 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.29% 0.093 203.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9622, 33.2667, 47.7447) |
| Luminance | 0.3327 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.64
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AAB3 #B34E45
analogous
#45B385 #45AAB3 #4573B3
triadic
#45AAB3 #B345AA #AAB345
tetradic
#45AAB3 #8545B3 #B34E45 #73B345
square
#45AAB3 #8545B3 #B34E45 #73B345
split-complementary
#45AAB3 #B34573 #B38545
monochromatic
#23565B #348087 #45AAB3 #6EC0C7 #9AD3D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.74
#45AAB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.65
#45AAB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AAB3
7.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AAB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AAB3 | 1.00 | 2.74 | 7.65 | 7.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA3B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D97B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aab3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 170, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.093 203.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c3c9',
500: '#45aab3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aab3; $custom-light: #85c3c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aab3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 170,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.909,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68287,
"c": 0.09328,
"h": 203.4
},
"luminance": 0.33269
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AAB3
secondary
#C4948F
accent
#5E54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182