#45AEB2#45AEB2
#45AEB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.095 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AEB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 174, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 2.2%, 0%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.55, -28.52, -11.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.55, 30.59, 201.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.23% -0.0903 -0.0306) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.23% 0.095 198.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6227, 34.7490, 47.4677) |
| Luminance | 0.3475 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.46
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.51
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.96
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AEB2 #B24945
analogous
#45B27F #45AEB2 #4577B2
triadic
#45AEB2 #B245AE #AEB245
tetradic
#45AEB2 #7F45B2 #B24945 #77B245
square
#45AEB2 #7F45B2 #B24945 #77B245
split-complementary
#45AEB2 #B24577 #B27F45
monochromatic
#23585A #348386 #45AEB2 #6EC3C7 #9AD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#45AEB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.95
#45AEB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AEB2
7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AEB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AEB2 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.95 | 7.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A6B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aeb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 174, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.095 198.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6c9',
500: '#45aeb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aeb2; $custom-light: #85c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aeb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 174,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.202,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69226,
"c": 0.09537,
"h": 198.7
},
"luminance": 0.34752
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AEB2
secondary
#C4918F
accent
#5954D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282