#43BDA9#43BDA9
#43BDA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.405; OKLCH L 72.6% C 0.111 H 180.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 10.6%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.79, -38.40, 0.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.79, 38.40, 179.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.56% -0.1113 -0.0001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.56% 0.111 180.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6704, 40.4500, 43.8778) |
| Luminance | 0.4045 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.62
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.46
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.57
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.30
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDA9 #BD4357
analogous
#43BD6C #43BDA9 #4394BD
triadic
#43BDA9 #A943BD #BDA943
tetradic
#43BDA9 #6C43BD #BD4357 #94BD43
square
#43BDA9 #6C43BD #BD4357 #94BD43
split-complementary
#43BDA9 #BD4394 #BD6C43
monochromatic
#236358 #339081 #43BDA9 #70CDBE #9EDDD2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.31
#43BDA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.09
#43BDA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDA9
9.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDA9 | 1.00 | 2.31 | 9.09 | 9.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B2A8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A3A5AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bda9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.6% 0.111 180.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c2',
500: '#43bda9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bda9; $custom-light: #86d1c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bda9",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.164,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7256,
"c": 0.11127,
"h": 180.1
},
"luminance": 0.40453
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDA9
secondary
#C9939C
accent
#5066D8
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1412
muted
#7D8281