#45C2C4#45C2C4
#45C2C4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.108 H 196.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C2C4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 194, 196) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 1%, 0%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, -33.04, -11.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 34.87, 198.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.72% -0.1035 -0.0309) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.72% 0.108 196.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.7054, 43.8308, 59.0031) |
| Luminance | 0.4383 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.59
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.33
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C2C4 #C44745
analogous
#45C487 #45C2C4 #4583C4
triadic
#45C2C4 #C445C2 #C2C445
tetradic
#45C2C4 #8745C4 #C44745 #83C445
square
#45C2C4 #8745C4 #C44745 #83C445
split-complementary
#45C2C4 #C44583 #C48745
monochromatic
#226B6C #31999B #45C2C4 #73D1D3 #A2E0E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#45C2C4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#45C2C4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C2C4
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C2C4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C2C4 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B9C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ABC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c2c4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 194, 196); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.108 196.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5d5',
500: '#45c2c4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c2c4; $custom-light: #89d5d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c2c4",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 194,
"b": 196
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.945,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74719,
"c": 0.108,
"h": 196.6
},
"luminance": 0.43834
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C2C4
secondary
#CE9797
accent
#4F4DDB
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383