#45B2A1#45B2A1
#45B2A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.102 H 181.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 9.6%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.27, -35.10, -0.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.27, 35.10, 180.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.64% -0.1022 -0.002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.64% 0.102 181.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8047, 35.6766, 39.2904) |
| Luminance | 0.3568 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.90
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.27
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.00
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2A1 #B24556
analogous
#45B26A #45B2A1 #458CB2
triadic
#45B2A1 #A145B2 #B2A145
tetradic
#45B2A1 #6A45B2 #B24556 #8CB245
square
#45B2A1 #6A45B2 #B24556 #8CB245
split-complementary
#45B2A1 #B2458C #B26A45
monochromatic
#235A51 #348679 #45B2A1 #6EC7B9 #9AD8CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#45B2A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#45B2A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2A1
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2A1 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA8A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9CA2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.102 181.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9bc',
500: '#45b2a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2a1; $custom-light: #85c9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.642,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69644,
"c": 0.10224,
"h": 181.1
},
"luminance": 0.35679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2A1
secondary
#C48F97
accent
#5468D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281