#45BAC9#45BAC9
#45BAC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.406; OKLCH L 73.0% C 0.105 H 207.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45BAC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 186, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 7.5%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.89, -27.72, -17.21) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.89, 32.63, 211.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.97% -0.0932 -0.0477) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.97% 0.105 207.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5513, 40.5967, 61.4728) |
| Luminance | 0.4060 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.55
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.76
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 9.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.54
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45BAC9 #C95445
analogous
#45C996 #45BAC9 #4578C9
triadic
#45BAC9 #C945BA #BAC945
tetradic
#45BAC9 #9645C9 #C95445 #78C945
square
#45BAC9 #9645C9 #C95445 #78C945
split-complementary
#45BAC9 #C94578 #C99645
monochromatic
#216972 #2F95A2 #45BAC9 #74CCD7 #A4DDE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#45BAC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.12
#45BAC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45BAC9
9.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45BAC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45BAC9 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.12 | 9.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABB3CA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97A5C9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45bac9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 186, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.0% 0.105 207.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cfd9',
500: '#45bac9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45bac9; $custom-light: #89cfd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45bac9",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 186,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.818,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72975,
"c": 0.10471,
"h": 207.1
},
"luminance": 0.406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45BAC9
secondary
#D19F98
accent
#5A49DE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283