#43BDB2#43BDB2
#43BDB2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.108 H 186.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDB2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 5.8%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.04, -36.01, -4.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.04, 36.27, 186.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.84% -0.1072 -0.0124) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.84% 0.108 186.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5445, 40.7997, 48.4816) |
| Luminance | 0.4080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.15
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.33
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.67
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDB2 #BD434E
analogous
#43BD75 #43BDB2 #438BBD
triadic
#43BDB2 #B243BD #BDB243
tetradic
#43BDB2 #7543BD #BD434E #8BBD43
square
#43BDB2 #7543BD #BD434E #8BBD43
split-complementary
#43BDB2 #BD438B #BD7543
monochromatic
#23635D #339088 #43BDB2 #70CDC5 #9EDDD7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#43BDB2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.16
#43BDB2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDB2
9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDB2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDB2 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.16 | 9.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B3B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A6B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bdb2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.108 186.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c9',
500: '#43bdb2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bdb2; $custom-light: #86d1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bdb2",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.59,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72842,
"c": 0.10792,
"h": 186.6
},
"luminance": 0.40803
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDB2
secondary
#C99398
accent
#505CD8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282