#45C1C8#45C1C8
#45C1C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.108 H 200.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C1C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 193, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.94, -31.42, -13.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.94, 34.23, 203.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% -0.1008 -0.0376) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.108 200.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.9450, 43.5717, 61.3590) |
| Luminance | 0.4358 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.90
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.08
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.43
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.56
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C1C8 #C84C45
analogous
#45C88D #45C1C8 #457FC8
triadic
#45C1C8 #C845C1 #C1C845
tetradic
#45C1C8 #8D45C8 #C84C45 #7FC845
square
#45C1C8 #8D45C8 #C84C45 #7FC845
split-complementary
#45C1C8 #C8457F #C88D45
monochromatic
#216D71 #2F9AA0 #45C1C8 #74D1D6 #A3E0E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#45C1C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.72
#45C1C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C1C8
9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C1C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C1C8 | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.72 | 9.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0AAC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c1c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 193, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.108 200.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4d8',
500: '#45c1c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c1c8; $custom-light: #89d4d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c1c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 193,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.206,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74619,
"c": 0.10756,
"h": 200.5
},
"luminance": 0.43575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C1C8
secondary
#D19B98
accent
#524ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383