#45C3CB#45C3CB
#45C3CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.446; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.109 H 201.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 3.9%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.63, -31.52, -14.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.63, 34.56, 204.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.21% -0.1015 -0.0393) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.21% 0.109 201.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.7441, 44.6036, 63.3720) |
| Luminance | 0.4461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.16
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.84
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3CB #CB4D45
analogous
#45CB90 #45C3CB #4580CB
triadic
#45C3CB #CB45C3 #C3CB45
tetradic
#45C3CB #9045CB #CB4D45 #80CB45
square
#45C3CB #9045CB #CB4D45 #80CB45
split-complementary
#45C3CB #CB4580 #CB9045
monochromatic
#217075 #2E9EA5 #45C3CB #75D2D8 #A5E2E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#45C3CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.92
#45C3CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3CB
9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3CB | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.92 | 9.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ACCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.109 201.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5da',
500: '#45c3cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3cb; $custom-light: #8ad5da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.582,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75207,
"c": 0.10887,
"h": 201.2
},
"luminance": 0.44607
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3CB
secondary
#D39D99
accent
#5148E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFA
border
#CBD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383