#43A0BD#43A0BD
#43A0BD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.097 H 221.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 160, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 15.3%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.66, -18.42, -23.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.66, 29.54, 231.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.2% -0.072 -0.0644) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.2% 0.097 221.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0671, 30.0065, 52.6577) |
| Luminance | 0.3001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.85
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.60
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.66
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.73
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A0BD #BD6043
analogous
#43BD9D #43A0BD #4363BD
triadic
#43A0BD #BD43A0 #A0BD43
tetradic
#43A0BD #9D43BD #BD6043 #63BD43
square
#43A0BD #9D43BD #BD6043 #63BD43
split-complementary
#43A0BD #BD4363 #BD9D43
monochromatic
#235463 #337A90 #43A0BD #70B7CD #9ECEDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#43A0BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.00
#43A0BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A0BD
7.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A0BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A0BD | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F9CBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E8FBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a0bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 160, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.097 221.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84bcd1',
500: '#43a0bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a0bd; $custom-light: #84bcd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a0bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 160,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.262,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66203,
"c": 0.0966,
"h": 221.8
},
"luminance": 0.30009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A0BD
secondary
#C9A093
accent
#7050D8
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182