#45C7AE#45C7AE
#45C7AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.2% C 0.119 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 199, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 12.6%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.00, -41.26, 2.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.00, 41.31, 177.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.23% -0.1184 0.005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.23% 0.119 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5140, 45.1647, 47.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.4517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.62
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.47
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.35
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C7AE #C7455E
analogous
#45C76D #45C7AE #459FC7
triadic
#45C7AE #AE45C7 #C7AE45
tetradic
#45C7AE #6D45C7 #C7455E #9FC745
square
#45C7AE #6D45C7 #C7455E #9FC745
split-complementary
#45C7AE #C7459F #C76D45
monochromatic
#227061 #309F8A #45C7AE #74D5C2 #A3E3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#45C7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.03
#45C7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C7AE
10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C7AE | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.03 | 10.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBBAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CABF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 199, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.2% 0.119 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8c6',
500: '#45c7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c7ae; $custom-light: #88d8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 199,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.462,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75233,
"c": 0.11852,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.45168
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C7AE
secondary
#D098A3
accent
#4B67DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382