#45B2B7#45B2B7
#45B2B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.365; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.098 H 199.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B2B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 178, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 45%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 62%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.3%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.92, -29.05, -11.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.92, 31.34, 202.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.38% -0.0924 -0.0326) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.38% 0.098 199.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9182, 36.5220, 50.4214) |
| Luminance | 0.3653 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.81
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.70
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.74
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B2B7 #B74A45
analogous
#45B783 #45B2B7 #4579B7
triadic
#45B2B7 #B745B2 #B2B745
tetradic
#45B2B7 #8345B7 #B74A45 #79B745
square
#45B2B7 #8345B7 #B74A45 #79B745
split-complementary
#45B2B7 #B74579 #B78345
monochromatic
#235C5E #34878B #45B2B7 #70C5C9 #9DD7DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#45B2B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.31
#45B2B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B2B7
8.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B2B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B2B7 | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.31 | 8.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.31 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6AAB8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#949DB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b2b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 178, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.098 199.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c9cc',
500: '#45b2b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b2b7; $custom-light: #86c9cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b2b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 178,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.632,
"s": 45.238,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7038,
"c": 0.09801,
"h": 199.4
},
"luminance": 0.36525
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B2B7
secondary
#C69492
accent
#5953D5
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282