#45C2B2#45C2B2
#45C2B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.112 H 183.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 8.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.60, -37.98, -2.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.60, 38.03, 183.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% -0.1114 -0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.112 183.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.7782, 43.0599, 48.8529) |
| Luminance | 0.4306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.76
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.09
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.34
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.64
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2B2 #C24555
analogous
#45C274 #45C2B2 #4594C2
triadic
#45C2B2 #B245C2 #C2B245
tetradic
#45C2B2 #7445C2 #C24555 #94C245
square
#45C2B2 #7445C2 #C24555 #94C245
split-complementary
#45C2B2 #C24594 #C27445
monochromatic
#236A61 #32988B #45C2B2 #73D1C5 #A1E0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#45C2B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#45C2B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2B2
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2B2 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7AAB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.112 183.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5c9',
500: '#45c2b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2b2; $custom-light: #88d5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.32,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74125,
"c": 0.11159,
"h": 183.2
},
"luminance": 0.43063
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2B2
secondary
#CD969D
accent
#4E60DA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382