#45CDC3#45CDC3
#45CDC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.489; OKLCH L 77.3% C 0.116 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45CDC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 205, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 58%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.3%, 0%, 4.9%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.37, -38.43, -5.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.37, 38.86, 188.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.35% -0.1151 -0.0162) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.35% 0.116 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1314, 48.8641, 59.2521) |
| Luminance | 0.4887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 2.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.67
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.25
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45CDC3 #CD454F
analogous
#45CD7F #45CDC3 #4593CD
triadic
#45CDC3 #C345CD #CDC345
tetradic
#45CDC3 #7F45CD #CD454F #93CD45
square
#45CDC3 #7F45CD #CD454F #93CD45
split-complementary
#45CDC3 #CD4593 #CD7F45
monochromatic
#207771 #2DA89F #45CDC3 #75DAD3 #A5E7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.95
#45CDC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.77
#45CDC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45CDC3
10.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45CDC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45CDC3 | 1.00 | 1.95 | 10.77 | 10.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C2C2C3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AEB3C4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D2CA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45cdc3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 205, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.3% 0.116 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addd5',
500: '#45cdc3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45cdc3; $custom-light: #8addd5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45cdc3",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 205,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.588,
"s": 57.627,
"l": 53.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77346,
"c": 0.11625,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.48868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45CDC3
secondary
#D49A9E
accent
#4752E1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383