#45BDC3#45BDC3
#45BDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.105 H 199.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45BDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 189, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 3.1%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.59, -30.94, -12.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.59, 33.51, 202.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.48% -0.0988 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.48% 0.105 199.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.4979, 41.5972, 58.0409) |
| Luminance | 0.4160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.06
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.44
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.34
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45BDC3 #C34B45
analogous
#45C38A #45BDC3 #457EC3
triadic
#45BDC3 #C345BD #BDC345
tetradic
#45BDC3 #8A45C3 #C34B45 #7EC345
square
#45BDC3 #8A45C3 #C34B45 #7EC345
split-complementary
#45BDC3 #C3457E #C38A45
monochromatic
#23686B #319499 #45BDC3 #73CDD2 #A2DEE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#45BDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#45BDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45BDC3
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45BDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45BDC3 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B0B5C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA7C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45bdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 189, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.105 199.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1d5',
500: '#45bdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45bdc3; $custom-light: #88d1d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45bdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 189,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.857,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73476,
"c": 0.10502,
"h": 199.9
},
"luminance": 0.41601
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45BDC3
secondary
#CE9996
accent
#544DDB
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283