#45C2B5#45C2B5
#45C2B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.111 H 185.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 64%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 6.7%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, -37.18, -3.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 37.35, 185.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.22% -0.1101 -0.0103) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.22% 0.111 185.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.0827, 43.1817, 50.4566) |
| Luminance | 0.4319 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.84
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2B5 #C24552
analogous
#45C277 #45C2B5 #4591C2
triadic
#45C2B5 #B545C2 #C2B545
tetradic
#45C2B5 #7745C2 #C24552 #91C245
square
#45C2B5 #7745C2 #C24552 #91C245
split-complementary
#45C2B5 #C24591 #C27745
monochromatic
#236A62 #32988D #45C2B5 #73D1C7 #A1E0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#45C2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#45C2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2B5
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2B5 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9B8B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AAB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.111 185.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d5cb',
500: '#45c2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2b5; $custom-light: #88d5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.76,
"s": 50.607,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74219,
"c": 0.11055,
"h": 185.4
},
"luminance": 0.43185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2B5
secondary
#CD969C
accent
#4E5CDA
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382