#45AEA0#45AEA0
#45AEA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.098 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AEA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 174, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.3%, 0%, 8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.02, -33.49, -1.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.02, 33.54, 183.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.62% -0.0983 -0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.62% 0.098 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9326, 34.0729, 38.5664) |
| Luminance | 0.3407 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.39
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AEA0 #AE4553
analogous
#45AE6B #45AEA0 #4587AE
triadic
#45AEA0 #A045AE #AEA045
tetradic
#45AEA0 #6B45AE #AE4553 #87AE45
square
#45AEA0 #6B45AE #AE4553 #87AE45
split-complementary
#45AEA0 #AE4587 #AE6B45
monochromatic
#22564F #348278 #45AEA0 #6CC5B9 #97D6CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#45AEA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.82
#45AEA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AEA0
7.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AEA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AEA0 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.82 | 7.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A5A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9699A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aea0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 174, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.098 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c6bc',
500: '#45aea0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aea0; $custom-light: #84c6bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aea0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 174,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172,
"s": 43.21,
"l": 47.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68618,
"c": 0.09849,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.34075
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AEA0
secondary
#C28D94
accent
#5566D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281