#45C3C8#45C3C8
#45C3C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.109 H 198.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.54, -32.38, -12.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.54, 34.77, 201.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.1% -0.1028 -0.0352) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.1% 0.109 198.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3901, 44.4619, 61.5074) |
| Luminance | 0.4447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.61
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.00
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.34
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.92
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3C8 #C84A45
analogous
#45C88B #45C3C8 #4581C8
triadic
#45C3C8 #C845C3 #C3C845
tetradic
#45C3C8 #8B45C8 #C84A45 #81C845
square
#45C3C8 #8B45C8 #C84A45 #81C845
split-complementary
#45C3C8 #C84581 #C88B45
monochromatic
#216E71 #2F9CA0 #45C3C8 #74D2D6 #A3E1E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#45C3C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#45C3C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3C8
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3C8 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BAC9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2ACC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.109 198.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d5d8',
500: '#45c3c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3c8; $custom-light: #89d5d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.29,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.751,
"c": 0.10865,
"h": 198.9
},
"luminance": 0.44466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3C8
secondary
#D19A98
accent
#504ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383