#45CDC0#45CDC0
#45CDC0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.487; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.117 H 186.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CDC0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 205, 192) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 6.3%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.28, -39.24, -4.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.28, 39.47, 186.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.25% -0.1164 -0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.25% 0.117 186) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7956, 48.7298, 57.4836) |
| Luminance | 0.4873 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.06
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.56
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.12
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CDC0 #CD4552
analogous
#45CD7C #45CDC0 #4596CD
triadic
#45CDC0 #C045CD #CDC045
tetradic
#45CDC0 #7C45CD #CD4552 #96CD45
square
#45CDC0 #7C45CD #CD4552 #96CD45
split-complementary
#45CDC0 #CD4596 #CD7C45
monochromatic
#20776F #2DA89C #45CDC0 #75DAD0 #A5E7E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#45CDC0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.75
#45CDC0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CDC0
10.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CDC0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CDC0 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.75 | 10.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C3C2C0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFB3C1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2C9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B9B9B9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cdc0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 205, 192); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.117 186.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addd3',
500: '#45cdc0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cdc0; $custom-light: #8addd3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cdc0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 205,
"b": 192
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.265,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7725,
"c": 0.11707,
"h": 186
},
"luminance": 0.48734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CDC0
secondary
#D49A9F
accent
#4756E1
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FBF9
border
#CBD4D2
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8382