#45C1CD#45C1CD
#45C1CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.108 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C1CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 193, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 5.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.10, -29.97, -16.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.10, 34.00, 208.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.8% -0.0987 -0.0445) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.8% 0.108 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5389, 43.8093, 64.4869) |
| Luminance | 0.4381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.21
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.49
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.12
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C1CD #CD5145
analogous
#45CD95 #45C1CD #457DCD
triadic
#45C1CD #CD45C1 #C1CD45
tetradic
#45C1CD #9545CD #CD5145 #7DCD45
square
#45C1CD #9545CD #CD5145 #7DCD45
split-complementary
#45C1CD #CD457D #CD9545
monochromatic
#207077 #2D9DA8 #45C1CD #75D1DA #A5E1E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#45C1CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.76
#45C1CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C1CD
9.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C1CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C1CD | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.76 | 9.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c1cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 193, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.108 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad4dc',
500: '#45c1cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c1cd; $custom-light: #8ad4dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c1cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 193,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.294,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74801,
"c": 0.10826,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.43813
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C1CD
secondary
#D49F9A
accent
#5547E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383