#43AEC8#43AEC8
#43AEC8 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.356; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.103 H 216.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43AEC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 174, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 13%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.24, -22.29, -22.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.24, 31.47, 224.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.01% -0.0823 -0.0618) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.01% 0.103 216.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8718, 35.6325, 60.0412) |
| Luminance | 0.3564 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.40
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 9.59
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.59
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.29
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43AEC8 #C85D43
analogous
#43C89F #43AEC8 #436CC8
triadic
#43AEC8 #C843AE #AEC843
tetradic
#43AEC8 #9F43C8 #C85D43 #6CC843
square
#43AEC8 #9F43C8 #C85D43 #6CC843
split-complementary
#43AEC8 #C8436C #C89F43
monochromatic
#216070 #2F899F #43AEC8 #72C2D6 #A2D7E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#43AEC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.13
#43AEC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43AEC8
8.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43AEC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43AEC8 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.13 | 8.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA9C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9BC8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43aec8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 174, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.103 216.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c6d8',
500: '#43aec8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43aec8; $custom-light: #87c6d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43aec8",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 174,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.729,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70008,
"c": 0.10297,
"h": 216.9
},
"luminance": 0.35636
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43AEC8
secondary
#D0A296
accent
#674ADE
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283