#45CACE#45CACE
#45CACE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.480; OKLCH L 77.0% C 0.113 H 198.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CACE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 202, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 1.9%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.80, -33.98, -12.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.80, 36.23, 200.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.99% -0.1073 -0.0348) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.99% 0.113 198) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.7104, 47.9586, 65.8082) |
| Luminance | 0.4796 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.62
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.29
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CACE #CE4945
analogous
#45CE8E #45CACE #4586CE
triadic
#45CACE #CE45CA #CACE45
tetradic
#45CACE #8E45CE #CE4945 #86CE45
square
#45CACE #8E45CE #CE4945 #86CE45
split-complementary
#45CACE #CE4586 #CE8E45
monochromatic
#207679 #2DA6A9 #45CACE #75D8DB #A6E6E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#45CACE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.59
#45CACE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CACE
10.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CACE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CACE | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.59 | 10.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCC1CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A8B2CF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cace; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 202, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.0% 0.113 198.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdadc',
500: '#45cace',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cace; $custom-light: #8bdadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cace",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 202,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.752,
"s": 58.298,
"l": 53.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76993,
"c": 0.11283,
"h": 198
},
"luminance": 0.47962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CACE
secondary
#D59C9A
accent
#4B46E2
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383