#45CBB4#45CBB4
#45CBB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.120 H 179.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CBB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 203, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 11.3%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.36, -41.49, 0.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.36, 41.50, 178.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.39% -0.1198 0.0017) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.39% 0.12 179.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.0445, 47.2688, 50.6062) |
| Luminance | 0.4727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.28
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.88
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.99
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.14
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CBB4 #CB455C
analogous
#45CB71 #45CBB4 #459FCB
triadic
#45CBB4 #B445CB #CBB445
tetradic
#45CBB4 #7145CB #CB455C #9FCB45
square
#45CBB4 #7145CB #CB455C #9FCB45
split-complementary
#45CBB4 #CB459F #CB7145
monochromatic
#217566 #2EA590 #45CBB4 #75D8C7 #A5E6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#45CBB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.45
#45CBB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CBB4
10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CBB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CBB4 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.45 | 10.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BFB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B0B1B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cbb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 203, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.120 179.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dbca',
500: '#45cbb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cbb4; $custom-light: #89dbca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cbb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 203,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.701,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76393,
"c": 0.1198,
"h": 179.2
},
"luminance": 0.47272
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CBB4
secondary
#D399A3
accent
#4862E0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382