#45C4CE#45C4CE

#45C4CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.110 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45C4CE
RGB	rgb(69, 196, 206)
HSL	hsl(184, 58%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(184, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.5%, 4.9%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.02, -31.13, -15.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.02, 34.65, 206.05°)
OKLab	oklab(75.56% -0.1013 -0.0422)
OKLCH	oklch(75.56% 0.11 202.6)
XYZ	xyz(33.3299, 45.1975, 65.3480)
Luminance	0.4520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45C4CE #CE4F45

analogous

#45CE94 #45C4CE #4580CE

triadic

#45C4CE #CE45C4 #C4CE45

tetradic

#45C4CE #9445CE #CE4F45 #80CE45

square

#45C4CE #9445CE #CE4F45 #80CE45

split-complementary

#45C4CE #CE4580 #CE9445

monochromatic

#207279 #2DA0A9 #45C4CE #75D3DB #A6E3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#45C4CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.04

#45C4CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45C4CE

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45C4CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45C4CE	1.00	2.09	10.04	10.04
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BCCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ADCF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CBC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45c4ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.110 202.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad6dd',
    500: '#45c4ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45c4ce;
$custom-light: #8ad6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45c4ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.38,
    "s": 58.298,
    "l": 53.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75555,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 202.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.45201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45C4CE

secondary

#D59E9A

accent

#5246E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #45C4CE

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

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