#45C8AF#45C8AF
#45C8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.119 H 177.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 12.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.33, -41.44, 2.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.33, 41.50, 177.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.51% -0.119 0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.51% 0.119 177.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8427, 45.6655, 47.7380) |
| Luminance | 0.4567 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.89
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.81
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.42
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.06
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.18
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8AF #C8455E
analogous
#45C86E #45C8AF #459FC8
triadic
#45C8AF #AF45C8 #C8AF45
tetradic
#45C8AF #6E45C8 #C8455E #9FC845
square
#45C8AF #6E45C8 #C8455E #9FC845
split-complementary
#45C8AF #C8459F #C86E45
monochromatic
#217162 #2FA08B #45C8AF #74D6C3 #A3E4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#45C8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.13
#45C8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8AF
10.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8AF | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.13 | 10.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEAEB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.119 177.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c6',
500: '#45c8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8af; $custom-light: #88d9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.55,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75508,
"c": 0.11909,
"h": 177.7
},
"luminance": 0.45669
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8AF
secondary
#D198A3
accent
#4A66DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382