#43AEC3#43AEC3
#43AEC3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.354; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.101 H 213.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43AEC3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 174, 195) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 52%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 66%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(65.6%, 10.8%, 0%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.06, -23.83, -19.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.06, 30.93, 219.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.0843 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.101 213) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.2970, 35.4025, 57.0139) |
| Luminance | 0.3541 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.33
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.07
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.64
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 11.22
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 11.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43AEC3 #C35843
analogous
#43C398 #43AEC3 #436EC3
triadic
#43AEC3 #C343AE #AEC343
tetradic
#43AEC3 #9843C3 #C35843 #6EC343
square
#43AEC3 #9843C3 #C35843 #6EC343
split-complementary
#43AEC3 #C3436E #C39843
monochromatic
#225E6A #318798 #43AEC3 #71C2D2 #A0D6E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.60
#43AEC3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.08
#43AEC3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43AEC3
8.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43AEC3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43AEC3 | 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)
#9EA8C4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C9BC3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43aec3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 174, 195); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.101 213.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c6d5',
500: '#43aec3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43aec3; $custom-light: #86c6d5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43aec3",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 174,
"b": 195
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.844,
"s": 51.613,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69807,
"c": 0.10055,
"h": 213
},
"luminance": 0.35406
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43AEC3
secondary
#CD9E95
accent
#644DDB
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283