#45C3A7#45C3A7
#45C3A7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.431; OKLCH L 74.0% C 0.118 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3A7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 167) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 14.4%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.61, -41.25, 3.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.61, 41.44, 174.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.04% -0.1175 0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.04% 0.118 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9410, 43.0823, 43.3422) |
| Luminance | 0.4309 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.11
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.55
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.52
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.63
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3A7 #C34561
analogous
#45C368 #45C3A7 #45A0C3
triadic
#45C3A7 #A745C3 #C3A745
tetradic
#45C3A7 #6845C3 #C34561 #A0C345
square
#45C3A7 #6845C3 #C34561 #A0C345
split-complementary
#45C3A7 #C345A0 #C36845
monochromatic
#236B5B #319982 #45C3A7 #73D2BD #A2E1D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#45C3A7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.62
#45C3A7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3A7
9.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3A7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3A7 | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.62 | 9.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB7A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAA9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3a7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 167); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.0% 0.118 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d6c1',
500: '#45c3a7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3a7; $custom-light: #87d6c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3a7",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 167
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.667,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74042,
"c": 0.11789,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.43085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3A7
secondary
#CE96A3
accent
#4D6DDB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8381