#45AC9D#45AC9D
#45AC9D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.098 H 182.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AC9D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 172, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.9%, 0%, 8.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.32, -33.34, -1.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.32, 33.36, 182.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.03% -0.0975 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.03% 0.098 182.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2898, 33.2022, 37.0730) |
| Luminance | 0.3321 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.16
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.58
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AC9D #AC4554
analogous
#45AC69 #45AC9D #4588AC
triadic
#45AC9D #9D45AC #AC9D45
tetradic
#45AC9D #6945AC #AC4554 #88AC45
square
#45AC9D #6945AC #AC4554 #88AC45
split-complementary
#45AC9D #AC4588 #AC6945
monochromatic
#22554D #338075 #45AC9D #6BC4B7 #96D5CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.75
#45AC9D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.64
#45AC9D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AC9D
7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AC9D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AC9D | 1.00 | 2.75 | 7.64 | 7.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95979E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AFA7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45ac9d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 172, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.098 182.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c5b9',
500: '#45ac9d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45ac9d; $custom-light: #84c5b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45ac9d",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 172,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.262,
"s": 42.739,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68026,
"c": 0.09761,
"h": 182.2
},
"luminance": 0.33205
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AC9D
secondary
#C18C94
accent
#5568D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280