#45D8D0#45D8D0
#45D8D0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.549; OKLCH L 80.4% C 0.122 H 189.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #45D8D0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(69, 216, 208) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 65%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 68%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.1%, 0%, 3.7%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(79.00, -39.88, -7.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(79.00, 40.55, 190.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80.42% -0.1204 -0.0206) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80.42% 0.122 189.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(38.3900, 54.9266, 68.2409) |
| Luminance | 0.5493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.95
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 3.15
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.58
Bright Aqua
#0BF9EA
ΔE00 7.60
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#45D8D0 #D8454D
analogous
#45D886 #45D8D0 #4596D8
triadic
#45D8D0 #D045D8 #D8D045
tetradic
#45D8D0 #8645D8 #D8454D #96D845
square
#45D8D0 #8645D8 #D8454D #96D845
split-complementary
#45D8D0 #D84596 #D88645
monochromatic
#1C8681 #27B9B1 #45D8D0 #78E3DD #AAEDEA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.75
#45D8D0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.99
#45D8D0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #45D8D0
11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##45D8D0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##45D8D0 | 1.00 | 1.75 | 11.99 | 11.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#CCCDD0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#B6BDD1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DED5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C4C4C4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #45d8d0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(69, 216, 208); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.4% 0.122 189.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ce4de',
500: '#45d8d0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #45d8d0; $custom-light: #8ce4de; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#45d8d0",
"rgb": {
"r": 69,
"g": 216,
"b": 208
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.735,
"s": 65.333,
"l": 55.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.80419,
"c": 0.12218,
"h": 189.7
},
"luminance": 0.54931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#45D8D0
secondary
#8D3439
accent
#4049E8
background
#FCFEFE
surface
#F5FCFC
border
#CFD5D5
text
#0E1615
muted
#7F8484