#45C5AA#45C5AA
#45C5AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 74.6% C 0.118 H 176.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 197, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 52%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 65%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65%, 0%, 13.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.29, -41.38, 3.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.29, 41.51, 175.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.62% -0.1182 0.0081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.62% 0.118 176.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6727, 44.0968, 44.9701) |
| Luminance | 0.4410 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.60
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.19
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.13
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.34
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C5AA #C54560
analogous
#45C56A #45C5AA #45A0C5
triadic
#45C5AA #AA45C5 #C5AA45
tetradic
#45C5AA #6A45C5 #C54560 #A0C545
square
#45C5AA #6A45C5 #C54560 #A0C545
split-complementary
#45C5AA #C545A0 #C56A45
monochromatic
#226D5E #319C85 #45C5AA #74D4BF #A2E2D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#45C5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#45C5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C5AA
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C5AA | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BEB9A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACACAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 197, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.6% 0.118 176.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7c3',
500: '#45c5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c5aa; $custom-light: #88d7c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 197,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.344,
"s": 52.459,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74623,
"c": 0.11846,
"h": 176.1
},
"luminance": 0.441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C5AA
secondary
#CF97A3
accent
#4C6ADC
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8381