#45C2B4#45C2B4
#45C2B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.111 H 184.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 7.2%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.65, -37.45, -3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.65, 37.57, 184.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.19% -0.1105 -0.0089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.19% 0.111 184.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9804, 43.1408, 49.9181) |
| Luminance | 0.4314 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.88
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.19
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.42
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.06
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.13
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2B4 #C24553
analogous
#45C276 #45C2B4 #4592C2
triadic
#45C2B4 #B445C2 #C2B445
tetradic
#45C2B4 #7645C2 #C24553 #92C245
square
#45C2B4 #7645C2 #C24553 #92C245
split-complementary
#45C2B4 #C24592 #C27645
monochromatic
#236A62 #32988D #45C2B4 #73D1C7 #A1E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#45C2B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.63
#45C2B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2B4
9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2B4 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.63 | 9.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B7B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.111 184.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5ca',
500: '#45c2b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2b4; $custom-light: #88d5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.28,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74187,
"c": 0.11088,
"h": 184.6
},
"luminance": 0.43144
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2B4
secondary
#CD969C
accent
#4E5DDA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382