#45C8B5#45C8B5
#45C8B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.459; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.116 H 181.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 54%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 66%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.5%, 0%, 9.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.48, -39.90, -0.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.48, 39.91, 181.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.69% -0.1163 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.69% 0.116 181.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4451, 45.9065, 50.9107) |
| Luminance | 0.4591 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.62
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.52
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.54
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.73
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8B5 #C84558
analogous
#45C874 #45C8B5 #4599C8
triadic
#45C8B5 #B545C8 #C8B545
tetradic
#45C8B5 #7445C8 #C84558 #99C845
square
#45C8B5 #7445C8 #C84558 #99C845
split-complementary
#45C8B5 #C84599 #C87445
monochromatic
#217166 #2FA090 #45C8B5 #74D6C8 #A3E4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#45C8B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.18
#45C8B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8B5
10.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8B5 | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.18 | 10.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFBDB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACAFB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B4B4B4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.116 181.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89d9cb',
500: '#45c8b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8b5; $custom-light: #89d9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.298,
"s": 54.357,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75688,
"c": 0.1163,
"h": 181.6
},
"luminance": 0.4591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8B5
secondary
#D198A0
accent
#4A5FDE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382