#45C5DC#45C5DC

#45C5DC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.464; OKLCH L 76.3% C 0.114 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#45C5DC
RGBrgb(69, 197, 220)
HSLhsl(189, 68%, 57%)
HSVhsv(189, 69%, 86%)
CMYKcmyk(68.6%, 10.5%, 0%, 13.7%)
CIE-LABlab(73.78, -27.46, -21.67)
CIE-LCHlch(73.78, 34.98, 218.27°)
OKLaboklab(76.32% -0.0966 -0.0603)
OKLCHoklch(76.32% 0.114 212)
XYZxyz(35.3333, 46.3610, 74.7827)
Luminance0.4637 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familyteal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#45C5DC #DC5C45
analogous
#45DCA8 #45C5DC #457ADC
triadic
#45C5DC #DC45C5 #C5DC45
tetradic
#45C5DC #A845DC #DC5C45 #7ADC45
square
#45C5DC #A845DC #DC5C45 #7ADC45
split-complementary
#45C5DC #DC457A #DCA845
monochromatic
#1A7B8C #24A8C0 #45C5DC #79D5E6 #ACE5EF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.04
#45C5DC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

10.27
#45C5DC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #45C5DC
10.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##45C5DC#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##45C5DC1.002.0410.2710.27
#FFFFFF2.041.0021.0021.00
#00000010.2721.001.001.00
##00000010.2721.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3BEDD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DAFDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFCC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #45c5dc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 197, 220);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(76.3% 0.114 212.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cd7e6',
    500: '#45c5dc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #45c5dc;
$custom-light: #8cd7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#45c5dc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 69,
    "g": 197,
    "b": 220
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.139,
    "s": 68.326,
    "l": 56.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7632,
    "c": 0.11385,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.46365
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#45C5DC
secondary
#DDA9A0
accent
#573DEB
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0D1416
muted
#7E8384

Preview Lab

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#45C5DC Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva