#45C3CD#45C3CD
#45C3CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.447; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.109 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C3CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 195, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.69, -30.94, -15.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.69, 34.45, 206.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.28% -0.1007 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.28% 0.109 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.9840, 44.6995, 64.6353) |
| Luminance | 0.4470 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.64
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.61
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.93
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.45
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.74
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C3CD #CD4F45
analogous
#45CD93 #45C3CD #457FCD
triadic
#45C3CD #CD45C3 #C3CD45
tetradic
#45C3CD #9345CD #CD4F45 #7FCD45
square
#45C3CD #9345CD #CD4F45 #7FCD45
split-complementary
#45C3CD #CD457F #CD9345
monochromatic
#207177 #2D9FA8 #45C3CD #75D3DA #A5E2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#45C3CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.94
#45C3CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C3CD
9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C3CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C3CD | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.94 | 9.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B4BBCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ACCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c3cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.109 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad5dc',
500: '#45c3cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c3cd; $custom-light: #8ad5dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c3cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 195,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.412,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7528,
"c": 0.10913,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.44703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C3CD
secondary
#D49E9A
accent
#5247E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383