#45ABB3#45ABB3
#45ABB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.094 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45ABB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 171, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.68, -26.75, -12.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.68, 29.70, 205.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.53% -0.0867 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.53% 0.094 202.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1504, 33.6431, 47.8074) |
| Luminance | 0.3365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.12
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.31
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45ABB3 #B34D45
analogous
#45B384 #45ABB3 #4574B3
triadic
#45ABB3 #B345AB #ABB345
tetradic
#45ABB3 #8445B3 #B34D45 #74B345
square
#45ABB3 #8445B3 #B34D45 #74B345
split-complementary
#45ABB3 #B34574 #B38445
monochromatic
#23575B #348187 #45ABB3 #6EC1C7 #9AD4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#45ABB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#45ABB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45ABB3
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45ABB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45ABB3 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA4B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E98B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45abb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 171, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.094 202.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c4c9',
500: '#45abb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45abb3; $custom-light: #85c4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45abb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 171,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.364,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68531,
"c": 0.09377,
"h": 202.4
},
"luminance": 0.33646
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45ABB3
secondary
#C4938F
accent
#5D54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182