#45AF99#45AF99
#45AF99 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.103 H 177.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45AF99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 175, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 43%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60.6%, 0%, 12.6%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.14, -35.78, 2.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.14, 35.85, 176.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.1027 0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.103 177) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5313, 34.2226, 35.4963) |
| Luminance | 0.3422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.65
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.25
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.76
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45AF99 #AF455B
analogous
#45AF64 #45AF99 #4590AF
triadic
#45AF99 #9945AF #AF9945
tetradic
#45AF99 #6445AF #AF455B #90AF45
square
#45AF99 #6445AF #AF455B #90AF45
split-complementary
#45AF99 #AF4590 #AF6445
monochromatic
#22574C #348373 #45AF99 #6CC5B3 #98D6C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#45AF99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#45AF99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45AF99
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45AF99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45AF99 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A598
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99999B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45af99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 175, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.103 177.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c7b7',
500: '#45af99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45af99; $custom-light: #84c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45af99",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 175,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.547,
"s": 43.443,
"l": 47.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68652,
"c": 0.1028,
"h": 177
},
"luminance": 0.34225
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45AF99
secondary
#C28D98
accent
#556FD3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280