#45B3C2#45B3C2
#45B3C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.100 H 207.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B3C2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 179, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 7.7%, 0%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.57, -26.33, -16.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.57, 31.26, 212.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.03% -0.0888 -0.0468) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.03% 0.1 207.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3078, 37.3974, 56.7550) |
| Luminance | 0.3740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.43
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.00
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.44
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.65
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B3C2 #C25445
analogous
#45C293 #45B3C2 #4575C2
triadic
#45B3C2 #C245B3 #B3C245
tetradic
#45B3C2 #9345C2 #C25445 #75C245
square
#45B3C2 #9345C2 #C25445 #75C245
split-complementary
#45B3C2 #C24575 #C29345
monochromatic
#23616A #328C98 #45B3C2 #73C6D1 #A1D9E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.48
#45B3C2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.48
#45B3C2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B3C2
8.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B3C2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B3C2 | 1.00 | 2.48 | 8.48 | 8.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4ACC3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#929FC2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BBB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b3c2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 179, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.100 207.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cad4',
500: '#45b3c2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b3c2; $custom-light: #87cad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b3c2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 179,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.2,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71029,
"c": 0.10041,
"h": 207.8
},
"luminance": 0.374
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B3C2
secondary
#CD9D96
accent
#5F4EDA
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283