#45C8DE#45C8DE
#45C8DE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.478; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.115 H 211.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C8DE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 200, 222) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 70%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 69%, 87%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 12.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.73, -28.34, -21.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.73, 35.45, 216.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.11% -0.0988 -0.0593) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.11% 0.115 211) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2877, 47.8435, 76.4153) |
| Luminance | 0.4785 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.07
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 5.66
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.75
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 7.43
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.76
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C8DE #DE5B45
analogous
#45DEA7 #45C8DE #457CDE
triadic
#45C8DE #DE45C8 #C8DE45
tetradic
#45C8DE #A745DE #DE5B45 #7CDE45
square
#45C8DE #A745DE #DE5B45 #7CDE45
split-complementary
#45C8DE #DE457C #DEA745
monochromatic
#197E8F #23ACC3 #45C8DE #79D7E7 #ADE7F0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.99
#45C8DE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.57
#45C8DE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C8DE
10.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C8DE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C8DE | 1.00 | 1.99 | 10.57 | 10.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6C1DF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0B1DE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c8de; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 200, 222); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.115 211.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd9e8',
500: '#45c8de',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c8de; $custom-light: #8cd9e8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c8de",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 200,
"b": 222
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.627,
"s": 69.863,
"l": 57.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77105,
"c": 0.11518,
"h": 211
},
"luminance": 0.47848
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C8DE
secondary
#DFA9A0
accent
#553BED
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFC
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1416
muted
#7E8384