#45BAB2#45BAB2

#45BAB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.104 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45BAB2
RGB	rgb(69, 186, 178)
HSL	hsl(176, 46%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(176, 63%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 0%, 4.3%, 27.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.18, -34.28, -5.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.18, 34.74, 189.35°)
OKLab	oklab(72.16% -0.1031 -0.0158)
OKLCH	oklch(72.16% 0.104 188.7)
XYZ	xyz(28.0454, 39.5943, 48.2753)
Luminance	0.3960 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45BAB2 #BA454D

analogous

#45BA77 #45BAB2 #4588BA

triadic

#45BAB2 #B245BA #BAB245

tetradic

#45BAB2 #7745BA #BA454D #88BA45

square

#45BAB2 #7745BA #BA454D #88BA45

split-complementary

#45BAB2 #BA4588 #BA7745

monochromatic

#24615D #348D87 #45BAB2 #72CBC4 #9EDBD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.35

#45BAB2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.92

#45BAB2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45BAB2

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45BAB2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45BAB2	1.00	2.35	8.92	8.92
#FFFFFF	2.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.92	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B0B1B2

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9EA3B3

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45bab2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 186, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.104 188.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87cfc9',
    500: '#45bab2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45bab2;
$custom-light: #87cfc9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45bab2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 186,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 175.897,
    "s": 45.882,
    "l": 50
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72162,
    "c": 0.10427,
    "h": 188.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.39597
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45BAB2

secondary

#C89397

accent

#525BD6

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F9F8

border

#CBD2D1

text

#0C1413

muted

#7D8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #45BAB2

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

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