#43AAC5#43AAC5
#43AAC5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.101 H 218.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43AAC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 170, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 13.7%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, -21.16, -22.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 30.91, 226.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.93% -0.0794 -0.0628) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.93% 0.101 218.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.7634, 33.9711, 57.9591) |
| Luminance | 0.3397 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.15
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.75
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.44
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.26
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.34
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43AAC5 #C55E43
analogous
#43C59F #43AAC5 #4369C5
triadic
#43AAC5 #C543AA #AAC543
tetradic
#43AAC5 #9F43C5 #C55E43 #69C543
square
#43AAC5 #9F43C5 #C55E43 #69C543
split-complementary
#43AAC5 #C54369 #C59F43
monochromatic
#215D6C #30859B #43AAC5 #72BFD3 #A1D4E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#43AAC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.79
#43AAC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43AAC5
7.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43AAC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43AAC5 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.79 | 7.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A5C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8698C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43aac5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 170, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.101 218.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c3d6',
500: '#43aac5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43aac5; $custom-light: #86c3d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43aac5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 170,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.462,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6893,
"c": 0.10119,
"h": 218.3
},
"luminance": 0.33974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43AAC5
secondary
#CEA195
accent
#6A4CDC
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8183