#43ACD3#43ACD3
#43ACD3 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.110 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43ACD3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 172, 211) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 62%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 68%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.2%, 18.5%, 0%, 17.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, -17.79, -28.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 33.66, 238.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.0761 -0.0799) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.11 226.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8204, 35.3983, 66.9290) |
| Luminance | 0.3540 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 7.14
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.41
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.71
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.41
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43ACD3 #D36A43
analogous
#43D3B2 #43ACD3 #4364D3
triadic
#43ACD3 #D343AC #ACD343
tetradic
#43ACD3 #B243D3 #D36A43 #64D343
square
#43ACD3 #B243D3 #D36A43 #64D343
split-complementary
#43ACD3 #D34364 #D3B243
monochromatic
#1E647E #298BB0 #43ACD3 #75C2DF #A6D8EA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#43ACD3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#43ACD3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43ACD3
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43ACD3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43ACD3 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.08 | 8.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.08 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A9D5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839AD3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43acd3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 172, 211); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.110 226.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4e0',
500: '#43acd3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43acd3; $custom-light: #88c4e0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43acd3",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 172,
"b": 211
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.25,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7,
"c": 0.11038,
"h": 226.4
},
"luminance": 0.35401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43ACD3
secondary
#D7AB9A
accent
#6F43E5
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183