#45C2AA#45C2AA
#45C2AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.115 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 12.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.38, -40.05, 1.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.38, 40.10, 177.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.88% -0.1151 0.0046) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.88% 0.115 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9983, 42.7479, 44.7453) |
| Luminance | 0.4275 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.66
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.86
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.10
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2AA #C2455D
analogous
#45C26C #45C2AA #459CC2
triadic
#45C2AA #AA45C2 #C2AA45
tetradic
#45C2AA #6C45C2 #C2455D #9CC245
square
#45C2AA #6C45C2 #C2455D #9CC245
split-complementary
#45C2AA #C2459C #C26C45
monochromatic
#236A5C #329884 #45C2AA #73D1BF #A1E0D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#45C2AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.55
#45C2AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2AA
9.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2AA | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.55 | 9.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A9AC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.115 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c3',
500: '#45c2aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2aa; $custom-light: #87d5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.48,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73882,
"c": 0.11515,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.42751
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2AA
secondary
#CD96A0
accent
#4E69DA
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381