#45BDCF#45BDCF

#45BDCF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.422; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.107 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45BDCF
RGB	rgb(69, 189, 207)
HSL	hsl(188, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(188, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(70.98, -27.42, -18.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(70.98, 33.27, 214.50°)
OKLab	oklab(73.92% -0.0938 -0.0523)
OKLCH	oklch(73.92% 0.107 209.2)
XYZ	xyz(31.9095, 42.1618, 65.4757)
Luminance	0.4217 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45BDCF #CF5745

analogous

#45CF9C #45BDCF #4578CF

triadic

#45BDCF #CF45BD #BDCF45

tetradic

#45BDCF #9C45CF #CF5745 #78CF45

square

#45BDCF #9C45CF #CF5745 #78CF45

split-complementary

#45BDCF #CF4578 #CF9C45

monochromatic

#206E7A #2C9AAB #45BDCF #76CEDC #A6E0E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.23

#45BDCF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.43

#45BDCF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45BDCF

9.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45BDCF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45BDCF	1.00	2.23	9.43	9.43
#FFFFFF	2.23	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.43	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB6D0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#99A7CF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C5C2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#AEAEAE

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45bdcf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 189, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.107 209.2);

Tailwind

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

SCSS

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

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45bdcf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 189,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.826,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7392,
    "c": 0.10741,
    "h": 209.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.42165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45BDCF

secondary

#D5A29B

accent

#5A46E2

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F9FB

border

#CBD2D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #45BDCF

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

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