#45C2AD#45C2AD
#45C2AD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.114 H 179.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2AD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 10.8%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.46, -39.28, 0.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.46, 39.29, 179.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.97% -0.1137 0.0006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.97% 0.114 179.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2853, 42.8627, 46.2570) |
| Luminance | 0.4287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.25
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.09
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.36
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2AD #C2455A
analogous
#45C26F #45C2AD #4599C2
triadic
#45C2AD #AD45C2 #C2AD45
tetradic
#45C2AD #6F45C2 #C2455A #99C245
square
#45C2AD #6F45C2 #C2455A #99C245
split-complementary
#45C2AD #C24599 #C26F45
monochromatic
#236A5E #329887 #45C2AD #73D1C1 #A1E0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#45C2AD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.57
#45C2AD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2AD
9.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2AD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2AD | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.57 | 9.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 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)
#BAB7AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8A9AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2ad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.114 179.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c5',
500: '#45c2ad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2ad; $custom-light: #87d5c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2ad",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.92,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73971,
"c": 0.11369,
"h": 179.7
},
"luminance": 0.42866
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2AD
secondary
#CD969F
accent
#4E65DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381