#45C5CF#45C5CF

#45C5CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.110 H 202.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#45C5CF
RGBrgb(69, 197, 207)
HSLhsl(184, 59%, 54%)
HSVhsv(184, 67%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(66.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 18.8%)
CIE-LABlab(73.35, -31.32, -15.27)
CIE-LCHlch(73.35, 34.84, 205.99°)
OKLaboklab(75.83% -0.1019 -0.0423)
OKLCHoklch(75.83% 0.11 202.6)
XYZxyz(33.6781, 45.6989, 66.0652)
Luminance0.4570 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#45C5CF #CF4F45
analogous
#45CF94 #45C5CF #4580CF
triadic
#45C5CF #CF45C5 #C5CF45
tetradic
#45C5CF #9445CF #CF4F45 #80CF45
square
#45C5CF #9445CF #CF4F45 #80CF45
split-complementary
#45C5CF #CF4580 #CF9445
monochromatic
#20747A #2CA2AB #45C5CF #76D4DC #A6E3E8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.07
#45C5CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.14
#45C5CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45C5CF
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##45C5CF#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##45C5CF1.002.0710.1410.14
#FFFFFF2.071.0021.0021.00
#00000010.1421.001.001.00
##00000010.1421.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6BDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2AED0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #45c5cf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 197, 207);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.110 202.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ad7dd',
    500: '#45c5cf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #45c5cf;
$custom-light: #8ad7dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#45c5cf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 207
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.348,
    "s": 58.974,
    "l": 54.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.75831,
    "c": 0.11033,
    "h": 202.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.45703
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#45C5CF
secondary
#D59F9B
accent
#5146E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383

Preview Lab

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#45C5CF Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva