#45C8A0#45C8A0
#45C8A0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.128 H 168.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 20%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.96, -45.12, 9.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.96, 46.15, 167.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.09% -0.1259 0.0247) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.09% 0.128 168.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4504, 45.1086, 40.4056) |
| Luminance | 0.4511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.11
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 3.83
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.17
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 4.49
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.66
Greenish Teal
#32BF84
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8A0 #C8456D
analogous
#45C85E #45C8A0 #45AFC8
triadic
#45C8A0 #A045C8 #C8A045
tetradic
#45C8A0 #5E45C8 #C8456D #AFC845
square
#45C8A0 #5E45C8 #C8456D #AFC845
split-complementary
#45C8A0 #C845AF #C85E45
monochromatic
#217159 #2FA07E #45C8A0 #74D6B8 #A3E4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#45C8A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#45C8A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8A0
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8A0 | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BB9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1AEA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.128 168.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9bc',
500: '#45c8a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8a0; $custom-light: #88d9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 161.679,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7509,
"c": 0.12831,
"h": 168.9
},
"luminance": 0.45112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8A0
secondary
#D198A9
accent
#4A77DE
background
#F8FDFB
surface
#F0FBF6
border
#CBD4D0
text
#0D1512
muted
#7D8381