#43BAC5#43BAC5
#43BAC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.403; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.105 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BAC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 186, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 5.6%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.71, -29.21, -15.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.71, 32.97, 207.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.77% -0.0958 -0.0424) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.77% 0.105 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9473, 40.3390, 59.0204) |
| Luminance | 0.4034 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.89
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.55
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.76
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.11
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.29
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BAC5 #C54E43
analogous
#43C58F #43BAC5 #4379C5
triadic
#43BAC5 #C543BA #BAC543
tetradic
#43BAC5 #8F43C5 #C54E43 #79C543
square
#43BAC5 #8F43C5 #C54E43 #79C543
split-complementary
#43BAC5 #C54379 #C58F43
monochromatic
#21666C #30929B #43BAC5 #72CBD3 #A1DCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#43BAC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.07
#43BAC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BAC5
9.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BAC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BAC5 | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.07 | 9.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.07 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB2C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98A4C5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bac5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 186, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.105 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87cfd6',
500: '#43bac5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bac5; $custom-light: #87cfd6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bac5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 186,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.077,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7277,
"c": 0.10482,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.40342
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BAC5
secondary
#CE9A95
accent
#584CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283