#45C2A5#45C2A5
#45C2A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.426; OKLCH L 73.7% C 0.118 H 174.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 14.9%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.26, -41.31, 4.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.26, 41.56, 173.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% -0.1174 0.0113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.118 174.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5343, 42.5623, 42.3016) |
| Luminance | 0.4256 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.69
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.17
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.24
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.81
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2A5 #C24562
analogous
#45C267 #45C2A5 #45A1C2
triadic
#45C2A5 #A545C2 #C2A545
tetradic
#45C2A5 #6745C2 #C24562 #A1C245
square
#45C2A5 #6745C2 #C24562 #A1C245
split-complementary
#45C2A5 #C245A1 #C26745
monochromatic
#236A59 #329880 #45C2A5 #73D1BB #A1E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.21
#45C2A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.51
#45C2A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2A5
9.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2A5 | 1.00 | 2.21 | 9.51 | 9.51 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA9A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AEAEAE
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.7% 0.118 174.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5bf',
500: '#45c2a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2a5; $custom-light: #87d5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.08,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73736,
"c": 0.1179,
"h": 174.5
},
"luminance": 0.42565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2A5
secondary
#CD96A3
accent
#4E6EDA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381