#45B3BD#45B3BD

#45B3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.372; OKLCH L 70.8% C 0.099 H 203.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45B3BD
RGB	rgb(69, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 48%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(185, 63%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.5%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.41, -27.80, -14.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.41, 31.29, 207.30°)
OKLab	oklab(70.84% -0.0909 -0.0398)
OKLCH	oklch(70.84% 0.099 203.6)
XYZ	xyz(27.7557, 37.1765, 53.8473)
Luminance	0.3718 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45B3BD #BD4F45

analogous

#45BD8B #45B3BD #4577BD

triadic

#45B3BD #BD45B3 #B3BD45

tetradic

#45B3BD #8B45BD #BD4F45 #77BD45

square

#45B3BD #8B45BD #BD4F45 #77BD45

split-complementary

#45B3BD #BD4577 #BD8B45

monochromatic

#245F64 #348991 #45B3BD #72C5CD #9FD8DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.49

#45B3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.44

#45B3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45B3BD

8.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45B3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45B3BD	1.00	2.49	8.44	8.44
#FFFFFF	2.49	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#939EBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45b3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.8% 0.099 203.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87cad0',
    500: '#45b3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45b3bd;
$custom-light: #87cad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45b3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185,
    "s": 47.619,
    "l": 50.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70842,
    "c": 0.09925,
    "h": 203.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45B3BD

secondary

#CA9994

accent

#5C51D7

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0C1314

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #45B3BD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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