#45C4B7#45C4B7
#45C4B7 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.112 H 185.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C4B7 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 196, 183) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 6.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.34, -37.56, -3.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.34, 37.74, 185.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.77% -0.1112 -0.0106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.77% 0.112 185.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7375, 44.1606, 51.6945) |
| Luminance | 0.4416 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.20
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.78
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.39
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C4B7 #C44552
analogous
#45C477 #45C4B7 #4592C4
triadic
#45C4B7 #B745C4 #C4B745
tetradic
#45C4B7 #7745C4 #C44552 #92C445
square
#45C4B7 #7745C4 #C44552 #92C445
split-complementary
#45C4B7 #C44592 #C47745
monochromatic
#226C65 #319B90 #45C4B7 #73D3C9 #A2E1DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#45C4B7 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.83
#45C4B7 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C4B7
9.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C4B7 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C4B7 | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.83 | 9.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB9B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8ACB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c4b7; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 183); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.112 185.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6cc',
500: '#45c4b7',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c4b7; $custom-light: #88d6cc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c4b7",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 196,
"b": 183
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.858,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74772,
"c": 0.11176,
"h": 185.5
},
"luminance": 0.44164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C4B7
secondary
#CE979C
accent
#4D5BDB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382