#43BC9E#43BC9E
#43BC9E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.0% C 0.116 H 173.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BC9E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 188, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 16%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.20, -40.75, 5.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.20, 41.10, 172.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.99% -0.1153 0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.99% 0.116 173.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4665, 39.6255, 38.5948) |
| Luminance | 0.3963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.51
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.76
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.03
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.31
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 5.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BC9E #BC4361
analogous
#43BC62 #43BC9E #439DBC
triadic
#43BC9E #9E43BC #BC9E43
tetradic
#43BC9E #6243BC #BC4361 #9DBC43
square
#43BC9E #6243BC #BC4361 #9DBC43
split-complementary
#43BC9E #BC439D #BC6243
monochromatic
#236252 #338F78 #43BC9E #70CCB5 #9DDCCD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.35
#43BC9E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.93
#43BC9E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BC9E
8.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BC9E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BC9E | 1.00 | 2.35 | 8.93 | 8.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B09D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5A4A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bc9e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 188, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.0% 0.116 173.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#85d1ba',
500: '#43bc9e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bc9e; $custom-light: #85d1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bc9e",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 188,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.124,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71989,
"c": 0.11609,
"h": 173.3
},
"luminance": 0.39628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BC9E
secondary
#C992A0
accent
#5172D7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1411
muted
#7D8280