#43A0B4#43A0B4
#43A0B4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.296; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.091 H 214.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A0B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 160, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 46%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 63%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.8%, 11.1%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.33, -21.21, -18.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.33, 28.17, 221.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.83% -0.0756 -0.0515) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.83% 0.091 214.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1204, 29.6278, 47.6714) |
| Luminance | 0.2963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.79
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.04
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.73
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.57
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A0B4 #B45743
analogous
#43B48F #43A0B4 #4368B4
triadic
#43A0B4 #B443A0 #A0B443
tetradic
#43A0B4 #8F43B4 #B45743 #68B443
square
#43A0B4 #8F43B4 #B45743 #68B443
split-complementary
#43A0B4 #B44368 #B48F43
monochromatic
#22515B #327887 #43A0B4 #6CB8C8 #99CDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.03
#43A0B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.93
#43A0B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #43A0B4
6.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A0B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A0B4 | 1.00 | 3.03 | 6.93 | 6.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#919BB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818FB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A8A6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a0b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 160, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.091 214.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#83bcca',
500: '#43a0b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a0b4; $custom-light: #83bcca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a0b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 160,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.619,
"s": 45.749,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65831,
"c": 0.09147,
"h": 214.2
},
"luminance": 0.2963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A0B4
secondary
#C5988E
accent
#6A52D5
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182