#45B0BD#45B0BD
#45B0BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.1% C 0.098 H 206.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 176, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 48%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 63%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.5%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.51, -26.31, -15.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.51, 30.64, 210.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.12% -0.0878 -0.0435) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.12% 0.098 206.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1610, 35.9871, 53.6490) |
| Luminance | 0.3599 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.36
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B0BD #BD5245
analogous
#45BD8E #45B0BD #4574BD
triadic
#45B0BD #BD45B0 #B0BD45
tetradic
#45B0BD #8E45BD #BD5245 #74BD45
square
#45B0BD #8E45BD #BD5245 #74BD45
split-complementary
#45B0BD #BD4574 #BD8E45
monochromatic
#245D64 #348791 #45B0BD #72C3CD #9FD6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#45B0BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#45B0BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B0BD
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B0BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B0BD | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.20 | 8.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A9BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909CBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b0bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 176, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.1% 0.098 206.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c8d0',
500: '#45b0bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b0bd; $custom-light: #86c8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b0bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 176,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.5,
"s": 47.619,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70117,
"c": 0.09798,
"h": 206.4
},
"luminance": 0.3599
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B0BD
secondary
#CA9A94
accent
#5F51D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8282