#45D3C9#45D3C9
#45D3C9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.521; OKLCH L 79.0% C 0.120 H 188.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45D3C9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 211, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 4.7%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.32, -39.52, -6.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.32, 39.99, 188.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(78.99% -0.1185 -0.0171) |
| OKLCH | oklch(78.99% 0.12 188.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.2863, 52.0666, 63.3845) |
| Luminance | 0.5207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.82
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.74
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.60
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45D3C9 #D3454F
analogous
#45D382 #45D3C9 #4596D3
triadic
#45D3C9 #C945D3 #D3C945
tetradic
#45D3C9 #8245D3 #D3454F #96D345
square
#45D3C9 #8245D3 #D3454F #96D345
split-complementary
#45D3C9 #D34596 #D38245
monochromatic
#1E7F79 #2AB1A7 #45D3C9 #76DFD7 #A8EAE6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.84
#45D3C9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.41
#45D3C9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45D3C9
11.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45D3C9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45D3C9 | 1.00 | 1.84 | 11.41 | 11.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C8C8C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B3B9CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D8D0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BFBFBF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45d3c9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 211, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.0% 0.120 188.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be1d9',
500: '#45d3c9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45d3c9; $custom-light: #8be1d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45d3c9",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 211,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.775,
"s": 61.739,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7899,
"c": 0.11974,
"h": 188.2
},
"luminance": 0.52071
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45D3C9
secondary
#87353B
accent
#434EE5
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483