#45C3C0#45C3C0
#45C3C0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.109 H 192.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3C0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 51%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 65%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 1.5%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, -34.64, -8.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 35.71, 194.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% -0.1062 -0.0242) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.109 192.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4795, 44.0977, 56.7116) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.56
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.68
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.73
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3C0 #C34548
analogous
#45C381 #45C3C0 #4587C3
triadic
#45C3C0 #C045C3 #C3C045
tetradic
#45C3C0 #8145C3 #C34548 #87C345
square
#45C3C0 #8145C3 #C34548 #87C345
split-complementary
#45C3C0 #C34587 #C38145
monochromatic
#236B69 #319997 #45C3C0 #73D2D0 #A2E1DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#45C3C0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#45C3C0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3C0
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3C0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3C0 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7BAC0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4ABC1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3c0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.109 192.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5d3',
500: '#45c3c0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3c0; $custom-light: #89d5d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3c0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.571,
"s": 51.22,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74823,
"c": 0.10895,
"h": 192.8
},
"luminance": 0.44101
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3C0
secondary
#CE9698
accent
#4D50DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382