#43ACD4#43ACD4
#43ACD4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.355; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.111 H 227.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43ACD4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 172, 212) |
| HSL | hsl(197, 63%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(197, 68%, 83%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(68.4%, 18.9%, 0%, 16.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.10, -17.47, -29.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.10, 33.91, 239.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.04% -0.0757 -0.0813) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.04% 0.111 227) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9461, 35.4486, 67.5913) |
| Luminance | 0.3545 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 6.94
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.89
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.69
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.70
Lightblue (survey)
#7BC8F6
ΔE00 9.28
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43ACD4 #D46B43
analogous
#43D4B4 #43ACD4 #4363D4
triadic
#43ACD4 #D443AC #ACD443
tetradic
#43ACD4 #B443D4 #D46B43 #63D443
square
#43ACD4 #B443D4 #D46B43 #63D443
split-complementary
#43ACD4 #D44363 #D4B443
monochromatic
#1D647F #298CB1 #43ACD4 #75C2DF #A7D8EB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#43ACD4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.09
#43ACD4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43ACD4
8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43ACD4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43ACD4 | 1.00 | 2.60 | 8.09 | 8.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.60 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A9D6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#839AD4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43acd4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 172, 212); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.111 227.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4e1',
500: '#43acd4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43acd4; $custom-light: #88c4e1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43acd4",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 172,
"b": 212
},
"hsl": {
"h": 196.552,
"s": 62.771,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70043,
"c": 0.11114,
"h": 227
},
"luminance": 0.35452
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43ACD4
secondary
#D8AC9B
accent
#6F42E6
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1215
muted
#7E8183