#45CBB9#45CBB9
#45CBB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.475; OKLCH L 76.5% C 0.118 H 182.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CBB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 203, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 56%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 8.9%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(74.49, -40.19, -1.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(74.49, 40.23, 182.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.54% -0.1175 -0.0051) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.54% 0.118 182.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.5630, 47.4762, 53.3372) |
| Luminance | 0.4748 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.52
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.37
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.88
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.95
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.16
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CBB9 #CB4557
analogous
#45CB76 #45CBB9 #459ACB
triadic
#45CBB9 #B945CB #CBB945
tetradic
#45CBB9 #7645CB #CB4557 #9ACB45
square
#45CBB9 #7645CB #CB4557 #9ACB45
split-complementary
#45CBB9 #CB459A #CB7645
monochromatic
#21756A #2EA595 #45CBB9 #75D8CB #A5E6DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.00
#45CBB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.50
#45CBB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CBB9
10.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CBB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CBB9 | 1.00 | 2.00 | 10.50 | 10.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C0B8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB1BB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CFC5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B7B7B7
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cbb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 203, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.5% 0.118 182.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89dbce',
500: '#45cbb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cbb9; $custom-light: #89dbce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cbb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 203,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.94,
"s": 56.303,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76544,
"c": 0.11764,
"h": 182.5
},
"luminance": 0.4748
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CBB9
secondary
#D399A1
accent
#485DE0
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382