#45D5C6#45D5C6
#45D5C6 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.529; OKLCH L 79.4% C 0.122 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45D5C6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 213, 198) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 68%, 84%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.6%, 0%, 7%, 16.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(77.83, -41.23, -3.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(77.83, 41.40, 185.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.38% -0.1218 -0.0107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.38% 0.122 185) |
| XYZ | xyz(36.4368, 52.9268, 61.7107) |
| Luminance | 0.5293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 2.58
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.54
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.41
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.48
Aqua (survey)
#13EAC9
ΔE00 6.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45D5C6 #D54554
analogous
#45D57E #45D5C6 #459CD5
triadic
#45D5C6 #C645D5 #D5C645
tetradic
#45D5C6 #7E45D5 #D54554 #9CD545
square
#45D5C6 #7E45D5 #D54554 #9CD545
split-complementary
#45D5C6 #D5459C #D57E45
monochromatic
#1D8278 #29B4A6 #45D5C6 #77E0D5 #A9ECE5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.81
#45D5C6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.59
#45D5C6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45D5C6
11.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45D5C6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45D5C6 | 1.00 | 1.81 | 11.59 | 11.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CAC9C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BAC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DAD0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C0C0C0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45d5c6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 213, 198); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.4% 0.122 185.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8be2d7',
500: '#45d5c6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45d5c6; $custom-light: #8be2d7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45d5c6",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 213,
"b": 198
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.75,
"s": 63.158,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79378,
"c": 0.1223,
"h": 185
},
"luminance": 0.52931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45D5C6
secondary
#89353E
accent
#4253E6
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F4FCFB
border
#CED5D4
text
#0D1514
muted
#7F8483