#45C2AC#45C2AC
#45C2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.428; OKLCH L 73.9% C 0.114 H 179.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.44, -39.54, 0.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.44, 39.55, 178.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.94% -0.1141 0.0019) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.94% 0.114 179) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.1889, 42.8242, 45.7493) |
| Luminance | 0.4283 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.34
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2AC #C2455B
analogous
#45C26E #45C2AC #459AC2
triadic
#45C2AC #AC45C2 #C2AC45
tetradic
#45C2AC #6E45C2 #C2455B #9AC245
square
#45C2AC #6E45C2 #C2455B #9AC245
split-complementary
#45C2AC #C2459A #C26E45
monochromatic
#236A5D #329886 #45C2AC #73D1C1 #A1E0D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.20
#45C2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#45C2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2AC
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2AC | 1.00 | 2.20 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.9% 0.114 179.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c4',
500: '#45c2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2ac; $custom-light: #87d5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.44,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73941,
"c": 0.11416,
"h": 179
},
"luminance": 0.42827
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2AC
secondary
#CD96A0
accent
#4E66DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381