#45B2AC#45B2AC
#45B2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.099 H 190.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 44%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 61%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 0%, 3.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.58, -32.14, -6.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.58, 32.73, 190.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.0972 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.099 190.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8177, 36.0818, 44.6256) |
| Luminance | 0.3609 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.79
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2AC #B2454B
analogous
#45B275 #45B2AC #4581B2
triadic
#45B2AC #AC45B2 #B2AC45
tetradic
#45B2AC #7545B2 #B2454B #81B245
square
#45B2AC #7545B2 #B2454B #81B245
split-complementary
#45B2AC #B24581 #B27545
monochromatic
#235A57 #348681 #45B2AC #6EC7C2 #9AD8D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#45B2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#45B2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2AC
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2AC | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#979DAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.099 190.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85c9c4',
500: '#45b2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2ac; $custom-light: #85c9c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.697,
"s": 44.13,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69999,
"c": 0.09877,
"h": 190.1
},
"luminance": 0.36085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2AC
secondary
#C48F92
accent
#545BD4
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281