#45AEC2#45AEC2
#45AEC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.099 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AEC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 174, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 10.3%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.08, -23.81, -19.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.08, 30.54, 218.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.0836 -0.0531) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.099 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3239, 35.4294, 56.4270) |
| Luminance | 0.3543 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.01
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.07
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.11
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.84
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.21
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AEC2 #C25945
analogous
#45C298 #45AEC2 #4570C2
triadic
#45AEC2 #C245AE #AEC245
tetradic
#45AEC2 #9845C2 #C25945 #70C245
square
#45AEC2 #9845C2 #C25945 #70C245
split-complementary
#45AEC2 #C24570 #C29845
monochromatic
#235E6A #328898 #45AEC2 #73C2D1 #A1D6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#45AEC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#45AEC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AEC2
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AEC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AEC2 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA8C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9BC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45aec2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 174, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.099 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6d4',
500: '#45aec2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45aec2; $custom-light: #87c6d4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45aec2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 174,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.6,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69828,
"c": 0.09909,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.35432
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AEC2
secondary
#CD9F96
accent
#644EDA
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283