#45C9AC#45C9AC
#45C9AC is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.7% C 0.122 H 175.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C9AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 201, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 14.4%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.55, -42.64, 4.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.55, 42.83, 174.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.67% -0.1214 0.01) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.67% 0.122 175.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7836, 46.0137, 46.2809) |
| Luminance | 0.4602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.61
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.41
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.58
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.86
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C9AC #C94562
analogous
#45C96A #45C9AC #45A4C9
triadic
#45C9AC #AC45C9 #C9AC45
tetradic
#45C9AC #6A45C9 #C94562 #A4C945
square
#45C9AC #6A45C9 #C94562 #A4C945
split-complementary
#45C9AC #C945A4 #C96A45
monochromatic
#217261 #2FA289 #45C9AC #74D7C1 #A4E5D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#45C9AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#45C9AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C9AC
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C9AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C9AC | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2BDAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAFAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c9ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 201, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.7% 0.122 175.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dac4',
500: '#45c9ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c9ac; $custom-light: #88dac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c9ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 201,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.818,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75668,
"c": 0.1218,
"h": 175.3
},
"luminance": 0.46017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C9AC
secondary
#D198A5
accent
#496ADE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381