#43BDB3#43BDB3
#43BDB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.408; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.108 H 187.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 5.3%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.06, -35.74, -4.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.06, 36.07, 187.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.88% -0.1067 -0.0138) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.88% 0.108 187.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6453, 40.8400, 49.0123) |
| Luminance | 0.4084 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.26
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.64
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.52
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDB3 #BD434D
analogous
#43BD76 #43BDB3 #438ABD
triadic
#43BDB3 #B343BD #BDB343
tetradic
#43BDB3 #7643BD #BD434D #8ABD43
square
#43BDB3 #7643BD #BD434D #8ABD43
split-complementary
#43BDB3 #BD438A #BD7643
monochromatic
#23635E #339089 #43BDB3 #70CDC5 #9EDDD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#43BDB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.17
#43BDB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDB3
9.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDB3 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.17 | 9.17 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.17 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B3B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1A6B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bdb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.108 187.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1c9',
500: '#43bdb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bdb3; $custom-light: #86d1c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bdb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.082,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72875,
"c": 0.10764,
"h": 187.4
},
"luminance": 0.40843
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDB3
secondary
#C99397
accent
#505BD8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282