#43BCAD#43BCAD
#43BCAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.402; OKLCH L 72.4% C 0.109 H 183.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BCAD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 188, 173) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 47%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 64%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.4%, 0%, 8%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.59, -36.89, -2.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.59, 36.96, 183.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.44% -0.1084 -0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.44% 0.109 183.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.8373, 40.1738, 45.8143) |
| Luminance | 0.4018 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.28
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.99
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.89
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BCAD #BC4352
analogous
#43BC71 #43BCAD #438EBC
triadic
#43BCAD #AD43BC #BCAD43
tetradic
#43BCAD #7143BC #BC4352 #8EBC43
square
#43BCAD #7143BC #BC4352 #8EBC43
split-complementary
#43BCAD #BC438E #BC7143
monochromatic
#23625A #338F83 #43BCAD #70CCC1 #9DDCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.32
#43BCAD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.04
#43BCAD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BCAD
9.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BCAD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BCAD | 1.00 | 2.32 | 9.04 | 9.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B2AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A4AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bcad; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 188, 173); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.4% 0.109 183.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c5',
500: '#43bcad',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bcad; $custom-light: #86d1c5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bcad",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 188,
"b": 173
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.562,
"s": 47.451,
"l": 50
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72437,
"c": 0.10862,
"h": 183.6
},
"luminance": 0.40177
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BCAD
secondary
#C99299
accent
#5161D7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281