#45BDCE#45BDCE

#45BDCE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.421; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.107 H 208.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45BDCE
RGB	rgb(69, 189, 206)
HSL	hsl(187, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(187, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 8.3%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.95, -27.71, -18.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.95, 33.24, 213.50°)
OKLab	oklab(73.88% -0.0942 -0.0509)
OKLCH	oklch(73.88% 0.107 208.4)
XYZ	xyz(31.7877, 42.1131, 64.8339)
Luminance	0.4212 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45BDCE #CE5645

analogous

#45CE9B #45BDCE #4579CE

triadic

#45BDCE #CE45BD #BDCE45

tetradic

#45BDCE #9B45CE #CE5645 #79CE45

square

#45BDCE #9B45CE #CE5645 #79CE45

split-complementary

#45BDCE #CE4579 #CE9B45

monochromatic

#206E79 #2D9AA9 #45BDCE #75CEDB #A6DFE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#45BDCE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.42

#45BDCE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45BDCE

9.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45BDCE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45BDCE	1.00	2.23	9.42	9.42
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB6CF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A7CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45bdce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 189, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.107 208.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89d1dd',
    500: '#45bdce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45bdce;
$custom-light: #89d1dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45bdce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.445,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.73882,
    "c": 0.10709,
    "h": 208.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.42117
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45BDCE

secondary

#D5A19A

accent

#5A46E2

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #45BDCE

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

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