#45B59D#45B59D

#45B59D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.108 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45B59D
RGB	rgb(69, 181, 157)
HSL	hsl(167, 45%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(167, 62%, 71%)
CMYK	cmyk(61.9%, 0%, 13.3%, 29%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.09, -37.51, 2.86)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.09, 37.61, 175.65°)
OKLab	oklab(70.27% -0.1073 0.007)
OKLCH	oklch(70.27% 0.108 176.3)
XYZ	xyz(25.0610, 36.7447, 37.6634)
Luminance	0.3675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45B59D #B5455D

analogous

#45B565 #45B59D #4595B5

triadic

#45B59D #9D45B5 #B59D45

tetradic

#45B59D #6545B5 #B5455D #95B545

square

#45B59D #6545B5 #B5455D #95B545

split-complementary

#45B59D #B54595 #B56545

monochromatic

#235C50 #348977 #45B59D #6FC8B5 #9BD9CC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.52

#45B59D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.35

#45B59D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45B59D

8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45B59D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45B59D	1.00	2.52	8.35	8.35
#FFFFFF	2.52	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#AFAA9C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9E9F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B7AE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A3A3A3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45b59d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 181, 157);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.108 176.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#85ccb9',
    500: '#45b59d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45b59d;
$custom-light: #85ccb9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45b59d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 157
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.143,
    "s": 44.8,
    "l": 49.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7027,
    "c": 0.10753,
    "h": 176.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.36747
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45B59D

secondary

#C5919C

accent

#536FD5

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F9F6

border

#CBD2D0

text

#0C1311

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #45B59D

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

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