#43A5BA#43A5BA
#43A5BA is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.095 H 214.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43A5BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 165, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64%, 11.3%, 0%, 27.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.05, -21.96, -19.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.05, 29.23, 221.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.28% -0.0785 -0.0536) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.28% 0.095 214.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6291, 31.6461, 51.2552) |
| Luminance | 0.3165 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.72
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.30
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.14
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.55
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.88
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43A5BA #BA5843
analogous
#43BA94 #43A5BA #436ABA
triadic
#43A5BA #BA43A5 #A5BA43
tetradic
#43A5BA #9443BA #BA5843 #6ABA43
square
#43A5BA #9443BA #BA5843 #6ABA43
split-complementary
#43A5BA #BA436A #BA9443
monochromatic
#235560 #337D8D #43A5BA #6FBBCB #9CD0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#43A5BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#43A5BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43A5BA
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43A5BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43A5BA | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#96A0BB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8493BA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43a5ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 165, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.095 214.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#84c0ce',
500: '#43a5ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43a5ba; $custom-light: #84c0ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43a5ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 165,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.588,
"s": 47.036,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67281,
"c": 0.09506,
"h": 214.3
},
"luminance": 0.31649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43A5BA
secondary
#C89B91
accent
#6951D7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182