#45ADAE#45ADAE
#45ADAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.095 H 196.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45ADAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 173, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0.6%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.13, -29.17, -9.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.13, 30.67, 197.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.84% -0.091 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.84% 0.095 196.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0345, 34.2057, 45.3192) |
| Luminance | 0.3421 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.47
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.84
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.09
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45ADAE #AE4645
analogous
#45AE7A #45ADAE #4579AE
triadic
#45ADAE #AE45AD #ADAE45
tetradic
#45ADAE #7A45AE #AE4645 #79AE45
square
#45ADAE #7A45AE #AE4645 #79AE45
split-complementary
#45ADAE #AE4579 #AE7A45
monochromatic
#225656 #348182 #45ADAE #6CC4C5 #97D5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#45ADAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#45ADAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45ADAE
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45ADAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45ADAE | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A5AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9199AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45adae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 173, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.095 196.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6c6',
500: '#45adae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45adae; $custom-light: #85c6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45adae",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 173,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.571,
"s": 43.21,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6884,
"c": 0.0947,
"h": 196.1
},
"luminance": 0.34208
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45ADAE
secondary
#C28D8D
accent
#5655D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282