#45D4CF#45D4CF
#45D4CF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.119 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45D4CF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 212, 207) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 67%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 0%, 2.4%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.79, -38.34, -8.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.79, 39.30, 192.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.43% -0.1169 -0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.43% 0.119 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(37.2551, 52.8529, 67.2576) |
| Luminance | 0.5286 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 0.75
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.37
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 4.52
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.27
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.36
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45D4CF #D4454A
analogous
#45D487 #45D4CF #4592D4
triadic
#45D4CF #CF45D4 #D4CF45
tetradic
#45D4CF #8745D4 #D4454A #92D445
square
#45D4CF #8745D4 #D4454A #92D445
split-complementary
#45D4CF #D44592 #D48745
monochromatic
#1E817D #29B3AE #45D4CF #77DFDC #A8EBE9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#45D4CF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.57
#45D4CF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45D4CF
11.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45D4CF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45D4CF | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.57 | 11.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C7C9CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B2BAD0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45d4cf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 212, 207); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.119 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce2dd',
500: '#45d4cf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45d4cf; $custom-light: #8ce2dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45d4cf",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 212,
"b": 207
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.902,
"s": 62.445,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79426,
"c": 0.11935,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.52857
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45D4CF
secondary
#883538
accent
#4248E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1515
muted
#7F8484