#45C2A3#45C2A3
#45C2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.425; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.119 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 16%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.21, -41.81, 5.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.21, 42.17, 172.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.68% -0.1183 0.014) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.68% 0.119 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.3536, 42.4901, 41.3504) |
| Luminance | 0.4249 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.84
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.02
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.19
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.55
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2A3 #C24564
analogous
#45C265 #45C2A3 #45A3C2
triadic
#45C2A3 #A345C2 #C2A345
tetradic
#45C2A3 #6545C2 #C24564 #A3C245
square
#45C2A3 #6545C2 #C24564 #A3C245
split-complementary
#45C2A3 #C245A3 #C26545
monochromatic
#236A58 #32987F #45C2A3 #73D1BA #A1E0D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#45C2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.50
#45C2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2A3
9.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2A3 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.50 | 9.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB6A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.119 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5be',
500: '#45c2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2a3; $custom-light: #87d5be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.12,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7368,
"c": 0.11911,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.42493
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2A3
secondary
#CD96A4
accent
#4E71DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381