#45CAC2#45CAC2
#45CAC2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.474; OKLCH L 76.6% C 0.114 H 189.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CAC2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 202, 194) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.8%, 0%, 4%, 20.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.44, -37.33, -6.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.44, 37.91, 190.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.59% -0.1125 -0.0184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.59% 0.114 189.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.3079, 47.3976, 58.4217) |
| Luminance | 0.4740 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.10
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.16
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.81
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.81
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CAC2 #CA454D
analogous
#45CA7F #45CAC2 #458FCA
triadic
#45CAC2 #C245CA #CAC245
tetradic
#45CAC2 #7F45CA #CA454D #8FCA45
square
#45CAC2 #7F45CA #CA454D #8FCA45
split-complementary
#45CAC2 #CA458F #CA7F45
monochromatic
#21746F #2FA39C #45CAC2 #75D8D2 #A4E5E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#45CAC2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.48
#45CAC2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CAC2
10.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CAC2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CAC2 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.48 | 10.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BFC0C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABB1C3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cac2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 202, 194); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.6% 0.114 189.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8adad4',
500: '#45cac2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cac2; $custom-light: #8adad4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cac2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 202,
"b": 194
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.391,
"s": 55.649,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76587,
"c": 0.11402,
"h": 189.3
},
"luminance": 0.47401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CAC2
secondary
#D2999C
accent
#4952DF
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382