#45C4BB#45C4BB
#45C4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.443; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.111 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C4BB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 196, 187) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 4.6%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.45, -36.48, -5.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.45, 36.93, 188.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.9% -0.1095 -0.0161) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.9% 0.111 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.1597, 44.3295, 53.9183) |
| Luminance | 0.4433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.48
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.64
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.02
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C4BB #C4454E
analogous
#45C47C #45C4BB #458EC4
triadic
#45C4BB #BB45C4 #C4BB45
tetradic
#45C4BB #7C45C4 #C4454E #8EC445
square
#45C4BB #7C45C4 #C4454E #8EC445
split-complementary
#45C4BB #C4458E #C47C45
monochromatic
#226C67 #319B93 #45C4BB #73D3CC #A2E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#45C4BB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.87
#45C4BB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C4BB
9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C4BB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C4BB | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.87 | 9.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABABB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c4bb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 187); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.111 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d6cf',
500: '#45c4bb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c4bb; $custom-light: #88d6cf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c4bb",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 196,
"b": 187
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.748,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.749,
"c": 0.11065,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.44333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C4BB
secondary
#CE979B
accent
#4D57DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382