#45C2A2#45C2A2
#45C2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.120 H 172.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 16.5%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.18, -42.05, 6.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.18, 42.48, 171.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.65% -0.1187 0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.65% 0.12 172.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2644, 42.4544, 40.8804) |
| Luminance | 0.4246 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.94
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.44
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.28
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2A2 #C24565
analogous
#45C264 #45C2A2 #45A4C2
triadic
#45C2A2 #A245C2 #C2A245
tetradic
#45C2A2 #6445C2 #C24565 #A4C245
square
#45C2A2 #6445C2 #C24565 #A4C245
split-complementary
#45C2A2 #C245A4 #C26445
monochromatic
#236A58 #32987E #45C2A2 #73D1B9 #A1E0D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#45C2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.49
#45C2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2A2
9.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2A2 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.49 | 9.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.120 172.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5bd',
500: '#45c2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2a2; $custom-light: #87d5bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.64,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73652,
"c": 0.11973,
"h": 172.7
},
"luminance": 0.42457
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2A2
secondary
#CD96A4
accent
#4E72DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381