#45C3CF#45C3CF

#45C3CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.4% C 0.109 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45C3CF
RGB	rgb(69, 195, 207)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(185, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 5.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.76, -30.35, -16.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.76, 34.38, 208.03°)
OKLab	oklab(75.35% -0.0999 -0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(75.35% 0.109 204.2)
XYZ	xyz(33.2270, 44.7967, 65.9149)
Luminance	0.4480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45C3CF #CF5145

analogous

#45CF96 #45C3CF #457ECF

triadic

#45C3CF #CF45C3 #C3CF45

tetradic

#45C3CF #9645CF #CF5145 #7ECF45

square

#45C3CF #9645CF #CF5145 #7ECF45

split-complementary

#45C3CF #CF457E #CF9645

monochromatic

#20727A #2CA0AB #45C3CF #76D3DC #A6E2E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.11

#45C3CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.96

#45C3CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45C3CF

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45C3CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45C3CF	1.00	2.11	9.96	9.96
#FFFFFF	2.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B4BBD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0ACCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45c3cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 195, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.4% 0.109 204.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad5dd',
    500: '#45c3cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45c3cf;
$custom-light: #8ad5dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45c3cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 195,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.217,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75353,
    "c": 0.10946,
    "h": 204.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45C3CF

secondary

#D5A09B

accent

#5346E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #45C3CF

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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