#45ACB3#45ACB3
#45ACB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45ACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -27.25, -12.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 29.96, 204.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.77% -0.0878 -0.0345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.77% 0.094 201.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3400, 34.0223, 47.8706) |
| Luminance | 0.3402 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.71
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.82
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45ACB3 #B34C45
analogous
#45B383 #45ACB3 #4575B3
triadic
#45ACB3 #B345AC #ACB345
tetradic
#45ACB3 #8345B3 #B34C45 #75B345
square
#45ACB3 #8345B3 #B34C45 #75B345
split-complementary
#45ACB3 #B34575 #B38345
monochromatic
#23575B #348287 #45ACB3 #6EC1C7 #9AD4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#45ACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#45ACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45ACB3
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45ACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45ACB3 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F98B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45acb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.094 201.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c5c9',
500: '#45acb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45acb3; $custom-light: #85c5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45acb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.818,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68774,
"c": 0.09429,
"h": 201.5
},
"luminance": 0.34025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45ACB3
secondary
#C4938F
accent
#5C54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282