#45B2AA#45B2AA
#45B2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 69.9% C 0.099 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 4.5%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.52, -32.69, -5.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.52, 33.10, 188.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.93% -0.0981 -0.0145) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.93% 0.099 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6271, 36.0056, 43.6216) |
| Luminance | 0.3601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.16
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.57
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2AA #B2454D
analogous
#45B273 #45B2AA #4583B2
triadic
#45B2AA #AA45B2 #B2AA45
tetradic
#45B2AA #7345B2 #B2454D #83B245
square
#45B2AA #7345B2 #B2454D #83B245
split-complementary
#45B2AA #B24583 #B27345
monochromatic
#235A56 #348680 #45B2AA #6EC7C0 #9AD8D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#45B2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.20
#45B2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2AA
8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2AA | 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)
#A9A9AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.9% 0.099 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9c3',
500: '#45b2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2aa; $custom-light: #85c9c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.596,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69932,
"c": 0.0992,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.36008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2AA
secondary
#C48F93
accent
#545DD4
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281