#45C1CB#45C1CB
#45C1CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.108 H 202.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C1CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 193, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 4.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.04, -30.55, -15.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.04, 34.07, 206.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.73% -0.0995 -0.0418) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.73% 0.108 202.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.2990, 43.7133, 63.2236) |
| Luminance | 0.4372 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.98
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.50
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.09
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C1CB #CB4F45
analogous
#45CB92 #45C1CB #457ECB
triadic
#45C1CB #CB45C1 #C1CB45
tetradic
#45C1CB #9245CB #CB4F45 #7ECB45
square
#45C1CB #9245CB #CB4F45 #7ECB45
split-complementary
#45C1CB #CB457E #CB9245
monochromatic
#216F75 #2E9CA5 #45C1CB #75D1D8 #A5E1E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#45C1CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#45C1CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C1CB
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C1CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C1CB | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c1cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 193, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.108 202.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d4da',
500: '#45c1cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c1cb; $custom-light: #89d4da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c1cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 193,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.478,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74727,
"c": 0.10792,
"h": 202.8
},
"luminance": 0.43717
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C1CB
secondary
#D39D99
accent
#5448E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383