#43B9B2#43B9B2
#43B9B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.391; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.104 H 189.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43B9B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 185, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 47%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 64%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.8%, 0%, 3.8%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.83, -34.14, -6.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.83, 34.70, 190.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.86% -0.103 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.86% 0.104 189.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6960, 39.1025, 48.1988) |
| Luminance | 0.3911 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 2.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.83
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.91
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.26
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43B9B2 #B9434A
analogous
#43B977 #43B9B2 #4385B9
triadic
#43B9B2 #B243B9 #B9B243
tetradic
#43B9B2 #7743B9 #B9434A #85B943
square
#43B9B2 #7743B9 #B9434A #85B943
split-complementary
#43B9B2 #B94385 #B97743
monochromatic
#225F5C #338C87 #43B9B2 #6FCBC5 #9BDBD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.38
#43B9B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.82
#43B9B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43B9B2
8.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43B9B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43B9B2 | 1.00 | 2.38 | 8.82 | 8.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB0B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9DA2B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43b9b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 185, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.104 189.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86cec9',
500: '#43b9b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43b9b2; $custom-light: #86cec9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43b9b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 185,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.441,
"s": 46.825,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7186,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 189.5
},
"luminance": 0.39106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43B9B2
secondary
#C79194
accent
#5159D6
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282