#43B0C5#43B0C5
#43B0C5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.363; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.102 H 212.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43B0C5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 176, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 10.7%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.73, -24.23, -19.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.73, 31.30, 219.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.37% -0.0856 -0.0551) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.37% 0.102 212.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.9139, 36.2721, 58.3426) |
| Luminance | 0.3628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.92
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.64
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.36
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 10.26
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.84
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43B0C5 #C55843
analogous
#43C599 #43B0C5 #436FC5
triadic
#43B0C5 #C543B0 #B0C543
tetradic
#43B0C5 #9943C5 #C55843 #6FC543
square
#43B0C5 #9943C5 #C55843 #6FC543
split-complementary
#43B0C5 #C5436F #C59943
monochromatic
#21606C #308A9B #43B0C5 #72C4D3 #A1D7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#43B0C5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.25
#43B0C5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43B0C5
8.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43B0C5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43B0C5 | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.25 | 8.25 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.25 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0AAC6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9CC5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43b0c5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 176, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.102 212.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86c8d6',
500: '#43b0c5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43b0c5; $custom-light: #86c8d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43b0c5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 176,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.692,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70366,
"c": 0.10175,
"h": 212.8
},
"luminance": 0.36275
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43B0C5
secondary
#CE9F95
accent
#634CDC
background
#F8FCFD
surface
#F0F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0C1314
muted
#7D8283