#43B8CE#43B8CE
#43B8CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.107 H 212.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43B8CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 184, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 59%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 67%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.5%, 10.7%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.42, -25.53, -20.68) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.42, 32.85, 219.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.64% -0.0901 -0.0575) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.64% 0.107 212.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5911, 39.9271, 64.4750) |
| Luminance | 0.3993 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.55
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.70
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.81
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.01
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.38
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43B8CE #CE5943
analogous
#43CE9E #43B8CE #4372CE
triadic
#43B8CE #CE43B8 #B8CE43
tetradic
#43B8CE #9E43CE #CE5943 #72CE43
square
#43B8CE #9E43CE #CE5943 #72CE43
split-complementary
#43B8CE #CE4372 #CE9E43
monochromatic
#1F6977 #2C94A8 #43B8CE #74CADB #A4DDE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#43B8CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#43B8CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43B8CE
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43B8CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43B8CE | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7B2CF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93A3CE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43b8ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 184, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.107 212.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cddd',
500: '#43b8ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43b8ce; $custom-light: #88cddd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43b8ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 184,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.496,
"s": 58.65,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72635,
"c": 0.10691,
"h": 212.5
},
"luminance": 0.39931
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43B8CE
secondary
#D4A299
accent
#5F46E2
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283