#43B9CD#43B9CD
#43B9CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.107 H 210.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43B9CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 185, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(189, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 9.8%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.68, -26.33, -19.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.68, 32.90, 216.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.83% -0.0915 -0.0548) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.83% 0.107 210.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6785, 40.2956, 63.9068) |
| Luminance | 0.4030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.37
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 8.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.00
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.06
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.13
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43B9CD #CD5743
analogous
#43CD9C #43B9CD #4374CD
triadic
#43B9CD #CD43B9 #B9CD43
tetradic
#43B9CD #9C43CD #CD5743 #74CD43
square
#43B9CD #9C43CD #CD5743 #74CD43
split-complementary
#43B9CD #CD4374 #CD9C43
monochromatic
#1F6A76 #2C95A7 #43B9CD #73CBDA #A4DDE7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#43B9CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.06
#43B9CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43B9CD
9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43B9CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43B9CD | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.06 | 9.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8B3CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95A4CD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43b9cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 185, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.107 210.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88cedc',
500: '#43b9cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43b9cd; $custom-light: #88cedc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43b9cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 185,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.696,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72834,
"c": 0.1067,
"h": 210.9
},
"luminance": 0.40299
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43B9CD
secondary
#D4A198
accent
#5D47E1
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FB
border
#CBD2D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283