#45C9AF#45C9AF
#45C9AF is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.461; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.120 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45C9AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 201, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 55%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.7%, 0%, 12.9%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.63, -41.88, 2.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.63, 41.96, 176.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% -0.12 0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.12 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0750, 46.1302, 47.8154) |
| Luminance | 0.4613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.13
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.13
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.16
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 4.83
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45C9AF #C9455F
analogous
#45C96D #45C9AF #45A1C9
triadic
#45C9AF #AF45C9 #C9AF45
tetradic
#45C9AF #6D45C9 #C9455F #A1C945
square
#45C9AF #6D45C9 #C9455F #A1C945
split-complementary
#45C9AF #C945A1 #C96D45
monochromatic
#217262 #2FA28B #45C9AF #74D7C3 #A4E5D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#45C9AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.23
#45C9AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45C9AF
10.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45C9AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45C9AF | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.23 | 10.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BDAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAFB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45c9af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 201, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.120 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88dac6',
500: '#45c9af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45c9af; $custom-light: #88dac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45c9af",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 201,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.182,
"s": 55,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75755,
"c": 0.12017,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.46134
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45C9AF
secondary
#D198A4
accent
#4967DE
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382