#45CAD2#45CAD2
#45CAD2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.482; OKLCH L 77.1% C 0.113 H 200.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CAD2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 202, 210) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 61%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 67%, 82%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.1%, 3.8%, 0%, 17.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.92, -32.84, -14.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.92, 35.91, 203.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.13% -0.1056 -0.0403) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.13% 0.113 200.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.2025, 48.1554, 68.3999) |
| Luminance | 0.4816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.20
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 4.37
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.95
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.77
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.91
Robin'S Egg
#6DEDFD
ΔE00 8.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CAD2 #D24D45
analogous
#45D293 #45CAD2 #4584D2
triadic
#45CAD2 #D245CA #CAD245
tetradic
#45CAD2 #9345D2 #D24D45 #84D245
square
#45CAD2 #9345D2 #D24D45 #84D245
split-complementary
#45CAD2 #D24584 #D29345
monochromatic
#1F797E #2AA8AF #45CAD2 #76D8DE #A8E6EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.98
#45CAD2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.63
#45CAD2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CAD2
10.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CAD2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CAD2 | 1.00 | 1.98 | 10.63 | 10.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBC1D3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6B2D3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D1CC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B8B8B8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cad2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 202, 210); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.1% 0.113 200.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bdadf',
500: '#45cad2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cad2; $custom-light: #8bdadf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cad2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 202,
"b": 210
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.404,
"s": 61.039,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77134,
"c": 0.11307,
"h": 200.9
},
"luminance": 0.48159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CAD2
secondary
#D79F9C
accent
#4D44E4
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FBFB
border
#CCD4D4
text
#0D1515
muted
#7E8383