#45B2AB#45B2AB
#45B2AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.360; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.099 H 189.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2AB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 3.9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.55, -32.42, -5.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.55, 32.91, 189.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0977 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.099 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7221, 36.0436, 44.1217) |
| Luminance | 0.3605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.76
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.87
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.58
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2AB #B2454C
analogous
#45B274 #45B2AB #4582B2
triadic
#45B2AB #AB45B2 #B2AB45
tetradic
#45B2AB #7445B2 #B2454C #82B245
square
#45B2AB #7445B2 #B2454C #82B245
split-complementary
#45B2AB #B24582 #B27445
monochromatic
#235A56 #348681 #45B2AB #6EC7C1 #9AD8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#45B2AB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#45B2AB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2AB
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2AB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2AB | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A9AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#989DAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2ab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.099 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9c4',
500: '#45b2ab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2ab; $custom-light: #85c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2ab",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.147,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69965,
"c": 0.09897,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.36046
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2AB
secondary
#C48F92
accent
#545CD4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281