#45CBAD#45CBAD
#45CBAD is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.470; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.123 H 174.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CBAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 203, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 14.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.18, -43.26, 4.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.18, 43.48, 174.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.19% -0.123 0.011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.19% 0.123 174.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3493, 46.9907, 46.9450) |
| Luminance | 0.4699 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.32
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.02
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.71
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 5.04
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CBAD #CB4563
analogous
#45CB6A #45CBAD #45A6CB
triadic
#45CBAD #AD45CB #CBAD45
tetradic
#45CBAD #6A45CB #CB4563 #A6CB45
square
#45CBAD #6A45CB #CB4563 #A6CB45
split-complementary
#45CBAD #CB45A6 #CB6A45
monochromatic
#217562 #2EA58A #45CBAD #75D8C2 #A5E6D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.02
#45CBAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.40
#45CBAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CBAD
10.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CBAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CBAD | 1.00 | 2.02 | 10.40 | 10.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.02 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C4BEAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B1B1AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B6B6B6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cbad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 203, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.123 174.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dbc5',
500: '#45cbad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cbad; $custom-light: #89dbc5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cbad",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 203,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.567,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7619,
"c": 0.12348,
"h": 174.9
},
"luminance": 0.46994
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CBAD
secondary
#D399A6
accent
#486AE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1512
muted
#7E8381