#45B8CD#45B8CD
#45B8CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.400; OKLCH L 72.7% C 0.106 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45B8CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 184, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -25.53, -20.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 32.49, 218.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.65% -0.0895 -0.0558) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.65% 0.106 212) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6096, 39.9506, 63.8438) |
| Luminance | 0.3995 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.48
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.74
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.94
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.14
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.46
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45B8CD #CD5A45
analogous
#45CD9E #45B8CD #4574CD
triadic
#45B8CD #CD45B8 #B8CD45
tetradic
#45B8CD #9E45CD #CD5A45 #74CD45
square
#45B8CD #9E45CD #CD5A45 #74CD45
split-complementary
#45B8CD #CD4574 #CD9E45
monochromatic
#206A77 #2D95A8 #45B8CD #75CADA #A5DDE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#45B8CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#45B8CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45B8CD
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45B8CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45B8CD | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94A3CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45b8cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 184, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.7% 0.106 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cddc',
500: '#45b8cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45b8cd; $custom-light: #89cddc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45b8cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 184,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.265,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72651,
"c": 0.10551,
"h": 212
},
"luminance": 0.39954
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45B8CD
secondary
#D4A39A
accent
#5F47E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283