#45C8D6#45C8D6
#45C8D6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.8% C 0.113 H 205.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8D6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 214) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 68%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 16.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.46, -30.71, -17.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.46, 35.29, 209.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.8% -0.102 -0.0482) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.8% 0.113 205.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2409, 47.4248, 70.9019) |
| Luminance | 0.4743 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.23
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.19
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.65
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.16
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 7.71
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8D6 #D65345
analogous
#45D69B #45C8D6 #457FD6
triadic
#45C8D6 #D645C8 #C8D645
tetradic
#45C8D6 #9B45D6 #D65345 #7FD645
square
#45C8D6 #9B45D6 #D65345 #7FD645
split-complementary
#45C8D6 #D6457F #D69B45
monochromatic
#1D7A84 #28A8B6 #45C8D6 #77D7E1 #A9E6EC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#45C8D6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.49
#45C8D6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8D6
10.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8D6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8D6 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.49 | 10.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8C0D7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3B1D6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D0CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8d6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 214); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.8% 0.113 205.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd9e2',
500: '#45c8d6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8d6; $custom-light: #8bd9e2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8d6",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 214
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.793,
"s": 63.877,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76803,
"c": 0.11283,
"h": 205.3
},
"luminance": 0.47429
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8D6
secondary
#DAA39D
accent
#5141E7
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383