#45C7AF#45C7AF
#45C7AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.452; OKLCH L 75.3% C 0.118 H 178.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C7AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 199, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 65%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.3%, 0%, 12.1%, 22%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.03, -41.00, 1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.03, 41.03, 177.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.26% -0.118 0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.26% 0.118 178.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6118, 45.2038, 47.6610) |
| Luminance | 0.4521 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.67
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.70
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.35
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C7AF #C7455D
analogous
#45C76E #45C7AF #459EC7
triadic
#45C7AF #AF45C7 #C7AF45
tetradic
#45C7AF #6E45C7 #C7455D #9EC745
square
#45C7AF #6E45C7 #C7455D #9EC745
split-complementary
#45C7AF #C7459E #C76E45
monochromatic
#227061 #309F8A #45C7AF #74D5C3 #A3E3D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.09
#45C7AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.04
#45C7AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C7AF
10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C7AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C7AF | 1.00 | 2.09 | 10.04 | 10.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBBAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c7af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 199, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.3% 0.118 178.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d8c6',
500: '#45c7af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c7af; $custom-light: #88d8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c7af",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 199,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.923,
"s": 53.719,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75262,
"c": 0.11802,
"h": 178.2
},
"luminance": 0.45207
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C7AF
secondary
#D098A2
accent
#4B66DD
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382