#45C4BE#45C4BE
#45C4BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.110 H 190.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C4BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 196, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.8%, 0%, 3.1%, 23.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, -35.66, -7.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 36.38, 191.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75% -0.1081 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75% 0.11 190.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4842, 44.4593, 55.6274) |
| Luminance | 0.4446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.30
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.28
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.37
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C4BE #C4454B
analogous
#45C47E #45C4BE #458BC4
triadic
#45C4BE #BE45C4 #C4BE45
tetradic
#45C4BE #7E45C4 #C4454B #8BC445
square
#45C4BE #7E45C4 #C4454B #8BC445
split-complementary
#45C4BE #C4458B #C47E45
monochromatic
#226C69 #319B96 #45C4BE #73D3CE #A2E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#45C4BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#45C4BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C4BE
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C4BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C4BE | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BABE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6ACBF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c4be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.110 190.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d6d1',
500: '#45c4be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c4be; $custom-light: #89d6d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c4be",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 196,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.165,
"s": 51.837,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74999,
"c": 0.11002,
"h": 190.6
},
"luminance": 0.44463
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C4BE
secondary
#CE9799
accent
#4D53DB
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8382