#45C4AF#45C4AF
#45C4AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.438; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.115 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C4AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 196, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 10.7%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.12, -39.66, 0.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.12, 39.66, 179.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.52% -0.1149 0.0002) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.52% 0.115 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9284, 43.8369, 47.4332) |
| Luminance | 0.4384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.31
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.72
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.63
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.81
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.86
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C4AF #C4455A
analogous
#45C470 #45C4AF #459AC4
triadic
#45C4AF #AF45C4 #C4AF45
tetradic
#45C4AF #7045C4 #C4455A #9AC445
square
#45C4AF #7045C4 #C4455A #9AC445
split-complementary
#45C4AF #C4459A #C47045
monochromatic
#226C60 #319B89 #45C4AF #73D3C3 #A2E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#45C4AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.77
#45C4AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C4AF
9.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C4AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C4AF | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.77 | 9.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c4af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.115 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6c6',
500: '#45c4af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c4af; $custom-light: #88d6c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c4af",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 196,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.079,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74524,
"c": 0.11486,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.4384
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C4AF
secondary
#CE97A0
accent
#4D64DB
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382