#45C3AA#45C3AA
#45C3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.116 H 177.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.69, -40.50, 2.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.69, 40.57, 176.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.13% -0.1161 0.0058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.13% 0.116 177.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.2216, 43.1945, 44.8198) |
| Luminance | 0.4320 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.54
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.96
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.79
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.20
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3AA #C3455E
analogous
#45C36B #45C3AA #459DC3
triadic
#45C3AA #AA45C3 #C3AA45
tetradic
#45C3AA #6B45C3 #C3455E #9DC345
square
#45C3AA #6B45C3 #C3455E #9DC345
split-complementary
#45C3AA #C3459D #C36B45
monochromatic
#236B5D #319985 #45C3AA #73D2BF #A2E1D4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#45C3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#45C3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3AA
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3AA | 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)
#BCB7A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.116 177.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d6c3',
500: '#45c3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3aa; $custom-light: #87d6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.095,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74129,
"c": 0.11624,
"h": 177.2
},
"luminance": 0.43198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3AA
secondary
#CE96A1
accent
#4D69DB
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381