#45C8B0#45C8B0
#45C8B0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.457; OKLCH L 75.5% C 0.119 H 178.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 12%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.35, -41.19, 1.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.35, 41.22, 177.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.54% -0.1185 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.54% 0.119 178.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9412, 45.7049, 48.2572) |
| Luminance | 0.4571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.79
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.71
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.66
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.13
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.36
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8B0 #C8455D
analogous
#45C86F #45C8B0 #459EC8
triadic
#45C8B0 #B045C8 #C8B045
tetradic
#45C8B0 #6F45C8 #C8455D #9EC845
square
#45C8B0 #6F45C8 #C8455D #9EC845
split-complementary
#45C8B0 #C8459E #C86F45
monochromatic
#217163 #2FA08C #45C8B0 #74D6C4 #A3E4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.07
#45C8B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.14
#45C8B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8B0
10.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8B0 | 1.00 | 2.07 | 10.14 | 10.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C0BCAF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ADAEB2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.5% 0.119 178.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d9c7',
500: '#45c8b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8b0; $custom-light: #88d9c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.008,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75538,
"c": 0.11858,
"h": 178.3
},
"luminance": 0.45708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8B0
secondary
#D198A2
accent
#4A65DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382