#43B4CD#43B4CD
#43B4CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.106 H 215.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43B4CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 180, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 12.2%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.20, -23.81, -21.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.20, 32.41, 222.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.64% -0.0865 -0.0612) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.64% 0.106 215.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.6509, 38.2403, 63.5642) |
| Luminance | 0.3824 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.95
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.60
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.49
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.54
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.72
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 10.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43B4CD #CD5C43
analogous
#43CDA1 #43B4CD #436FCD
triadic
#43B4CD #CD43B4 #B4CD43
tetradic
#43B4CD #A143CD #CD5C43 #6FCD43
square
#43B4CD #A143CD #CD5C43 #6FCD43
split-complementary
#43B4CD #CD436F #CDA143
monochromatic
#1F6676 #2C90A7 #43B4CD #73C7DA #A4DBE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.43
#43B4CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.65
#43B4CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43B4CD
8.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43B4CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43B4CD | 1.00 | 2.43 | 8.65 | 8.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3AECE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8FA0CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BDBC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43b4cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 180, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.106 215.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cadc',
500: '#43b4cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43b4cd; $custom-light: #88cadc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43b4cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 180,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.87,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71641,
"c": 0.10593,
"h": 215.3
},
"luminance": 0.38244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43B4CD
secondary
#D4A398
accent
#6347E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283