#45AEB3#45AEB3
#45AEB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.095 H 199.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AEB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 174, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 44%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.5%, 2.8%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.58, -28.24, -11.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.58, 30.51, 202.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0899 -0.032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.095 199.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7235, 34.7893, 47.9984) |
| Luminance | 0.3479 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.83
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AEB3 #B34A45
analogous
#45B381 #45AEB3 #4577B3
triadic
#45AEB3 #B345AE #AEB345
tetradic
#45AEB3 #8145B3 #B34A45 #77B345
square
#45AEB3 #8145B3 #B34A45 #77B345
split-complementary
#45AEB3 #B34577 #B38145
monochromatic
#23585B #348387 #45AEB3 #6EC3C7 #9AD5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.64
#45AEB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.96
#45AEB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AEB3
7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AEB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AEB3 | 1.00 | 2.64 | 7.96 | 7.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A7B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#919AB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aeb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 174, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.095 199.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c6c9',
500: '#45aeb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aeb3; $custom-light: #85c6c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aeb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 174,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.727,
"s": 44.355,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69262,
"c": 0.09542,
"h": 199.6
},
"luminance": 0.34792
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AEB3
secondary
#C4928F
accent
#5A54D4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282