#45C0CD#45C0CD
#45C0CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.108 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 192, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.80, -29.48, -16.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.80, 33.79, 209.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.56% -0.0977 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.56% 0.108 205.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3186, 43.3686, 64.4135) |
| Luminance | 0.4337 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.87
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.93
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.19
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.82
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C0CD #CD5245
analogous
#45CD96 #45C0CD #457CCD
triadic
#45C0CD #CD45C0 #C0CD45
tetradic
#45C0CD #9645CD #CD5245 #7CCD45
square
#45C0CD #9645CD #CD5245 #7CCD45
split-complementary
#45C0CD #CD457C #CD9645
monochromatic
#206F77 #2D9CA8 #45C0CD #75D0DA #A5E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#45C0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.67
#45C0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C0CD
9.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C0CD | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.67 | 9.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B8CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 192, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.108 205.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3dc',
500: '#45c0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c0cd; $custom-light: #8ad3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 192,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.735,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74562,
"c": 0.10786,
"h": 205.1
},
"luminance": 0.43372
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C0CD
secondary
#D49F9A
accent
#5647E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383