#45C4CF#45C4CF

#45C4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.453; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.110 H 203.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#45C4CF
RGB	rgb(69, 196, 207)
HSL	hsl(185, 59%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(185, 67%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(66.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(73.05, -30.83, -15.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(73.05, 34.61, 207.00°)
OKLab	oklab(75.59% -0.1009 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(75.59% 0.11 203.4)
XYZ	xyz(33.4518, 45.2463, 65.9898)
Luminance	0.4525 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#45C4CF #CF5045

analogous

#45CF95 #45C4CF #457FCF

triadic

#45C4CF #CF45C4 #C4CF45

tetradic

#45C4CF #9545CF #CF5045 #7FCF45

square

#45C4CF #9545CF #CF5045 #7FCF45

split-complementary

#45C4CF #CF457F #CF9545

monochromatic

#20737A #2CA1AB #45C4CF #76D3DC #A6E3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.09

#45C4CF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.05

#45C4CF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45C4CF

10.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##45C4CF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##45C4CF	1.00	2.09	10.05	10.05
#FFFFFF	2.09	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	10.05	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5BCD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1ADD0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00CCC7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B3B3B3

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #45c4cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 196, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.110 203.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad6dd',
    500: '#45c4cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #45c4cf;
$custom-light: #8ad6dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#45c4cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.783,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75592,
    "c": 0.10988,
    "h": 203.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.4525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#45C4CF

secondary

#D59F9B

accent

#5246E2

background

#F9FDFD

surface

#F1FAFB

border

#CBD3D4

text

#0D1415

muted

#7E8383

Preview Lab

Preview with #45C4CF

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

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