#45CBB5#45CBB5
#45CBB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.473; OKLCH L 76.4% C 0.119 H 179.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CBB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 203, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 10.8%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.39, -41.23, 0.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.39, 41.24, 179.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.42% -0.1193 0.0003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.42% 0.119 179.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1467, 47.3097, 51.1446) |
| Luminance | 0.4731 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.21
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.25
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.11
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.14
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.37
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CBB5 #CB455B
analogous
#45CB72 #45CBB5 #459ECB
triadic
#45CBB5 #B545CB #CBB545
tetradic
#45CBB5 #7245CB #CB455B #9ECB45
square
#45CBB5 #7245CB #CB455B #9ECB45
split-complementary
#45CBB5 #CB459E #CB7245
monochromatic
#217567 #2EA591 #45CBB5 #75D8C8 #A5E6DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.01
#45CBB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.46
#45CBB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CBB5
10.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CBB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CBB5 | 1.00 | 2.01 | 10.46 | 10.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.01 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3BFB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB1B7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CEC4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cbb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 203, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.4% 0.119 179.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dbcb',
500: '#45cbb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cbb5; $custom-light: #89dbcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cbb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 203,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.149,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76423,
"c": 0.11934,
"h": 179.9
},
"luminance": 0.47313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CBB5
secondary
#D399A3
accent
#4861E0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF8
border
#CBD4D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382