#45C2AE#45C2AE
#45C2AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.429; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.113 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 10.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.49, -39.02, -0.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.49, 39.02, 180.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74% -0.1132 -0.0008) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74% 0.113 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.3824, 42.9016, 46.7685) |
| Luminance | 0.4290 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.59
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2AE #C24559
analogous
#45C270 #45C2AE #4598C2
triadic
#45C2AE #AE45C2 #C2AE45
tetradic
#45C2AE #7045C2 #C24559 #98C245
square
#45C2AE #7045C2 #C24559 #98C245
split-complementary
#45C2AE #C24598 #C27045
monochromatic
#236A5E #329888 #45C2AE #73D1C2 #A1E0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#45C2AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.58
#45C2AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2AE
9.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2AE | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.58 | 9.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB7AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8AAB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.113 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d5c6',
500: '#45c2ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2ae; $custom-light: #87d5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.4,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74001,
"c": 0.11323,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.42905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2AE
secondary
#CD969F
accent
#4E64DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382