#45CAE2#45CAE2
#45CAE2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.490; OKLCH L 77.7% C 0.117 H 212.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CAE2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 202, 226) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 73%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 69%, 89%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(69.5%, 10.6%, 0%, 11.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.45, -28.11, -22.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.45, 35.93, 218.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.73% -0.0991 -0.0622) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.73% 0.117 212.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2964, 48.9930, 79.4277) |
| Luminance | 0.4900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 4.91
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.08
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 6.78
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.37
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 7.41
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CAE2 #E25D45
analogous
#45E2AB #45CAE2 #457BE2
triadic
#45CAE2 #E245CA #CAE245
tetradic
#45CAE2 #AB45E2 #E25D45 #7BE245
square
#45CAE2 #AB45E2 #E25D45 #7BE245
split-complementary
#45CAE2 #E2457B #E2AB45
monochromatic
#178295 #20B0CA #45CAE2 #7AD9EA #AFE8F3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#45CAE2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.80
#45CAE2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CAE2
10.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CAE2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CAE2 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.80 | 10.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7C3E3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1B3E2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D4D1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cae2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 202, 226); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.7% 0.117 212.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ddaeb',
500: '#45cae2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cae2; $custom-light: #8ddaeb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cae2",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 202,
"b": 226
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.172,
"s": 73.023,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77731,
"c": 0.11705,
"h": 212.1
},
"luminance": 0.48997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CAE2
secondary
#E1ACA2
accent
#5438F0
background
#F9FDFE
surface
#F2FAFD
border
#CCD3D5
text
#0E1516
muted
#7E8384