#45B2A7#45B2A7
#45B2A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.359; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.100 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 6.2%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.44, -33.51, -3.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.44, 33.70, 186.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.83% -0.0995 -0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.83% 0.1 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.3465, 35.8934, 42.1440) |
| Luminance | 0.3590 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.32
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.87
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.47
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2A7 #B24550
analogous
#45B270 #45B2A7 #4586B2
triadic
#45B2A7 #A745B2 #B2A745
tetradic
#45B2A7 #7045B2 #B24550 #86B245
square
#45B2A7 #7045B2 #B24550 #86B245
split-complementary
#45B2A7 #B24586 #B27045
monochromatic
#235A54 #34867E #45B2A7 #6EC7BE #9AD8D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.57
#45B2A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.18
#45B2A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2A7
8.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2A7 | 1.00 | 2.57 | 8.18 | 8.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.57 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#999CA8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.100 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9c1',
500: '#45b2a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2a7; $custom-light: #85c9c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.945,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69834,
"c": 0.10002,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.35896
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2A7
secondary
#C48F94
accent
#5461D4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281