#45C6B5#45C6B5
#45C6B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.450; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.114 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C6B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 198, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.2%, 0%, 8.6%, 22.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.88, -39.00, -1.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.88, 39.04, 182.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.2% -0.1142 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.2% 0.114 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9849, 44.9862, 50.7573) |
| Luminance | 0.4499 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.88
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.22
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.30
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C6B5 #C64556
analogous
#45C675 #45C6B5 #4597C6
triadic
#45C6B5 #B545C6 #C6B545
tetradic
#45C6B5 #7545C6 #C64556 #97C645
square
#45C6B5 #7545C6 #C64556 #97C645
split-complementary
#45C6B5 #C64597 #C67545
monochromatic
#226F65 #309E8F #45C6B5 #74D4C8 #A3E3DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#45C6B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.00
#45C6B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C6B5
10.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C6B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C6B5 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.00 | 10.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDBBB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAADB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c6b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 198, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.114 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8cb',
500: '#45c6b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c6b5; $custom-light: #88d8cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c6b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 198,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.093,
"s": 53.086,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75198,
"c": 0.11435,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.4499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C6B5
secondary
#CF979F
accent
#4B5EDC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382