#45C6CD#45C6CD
#45C6CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 76.0% C 0.111 H 200.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C6CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 198, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 3.4%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.58, -32.37, -13.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.58, 35.20, 203.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76% -0.1037 -0.0383) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76% 0.111 200.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.6629, 46.0574, 64.8616) |
| Luminance | 0.4606 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.44
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.09
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C6CD #CD4C45
analogous
#45CD90 #45C6CD #4582CD
triadic
#45C6CD #CD45C6 #C6CD45
tetradic
#45C6CD #9045CD #CD4C45 #82CD45
square
#45C6CD #9045CD #CD4C45 #82CD45
split-complementary
#45C6CD #CD4582 #CD9045
monochromatic
#207377 #2DA1A8 #45C6CD #75D5DA #A5E4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#45C6CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.21
#45C6CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C6CD
10.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C6CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C6CD | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.21 | 10.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8BDCE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3AECE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c6cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 198, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.0% 0.111 200.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad7dc',
500: '#45c6cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c6cd; $custom-light: #8ad7dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c6cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 198,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.088,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75998,
"c": 0.11059,
"h": 200.3
},
"luminance": 0.46061
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C6CD
secondary
#D49D9A
accent
#4F47E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FAFB
border
#CBD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383