#43BDB5#43BDB5
#43BDB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.409; OKLCH L 72.9% C 0.107 H 188.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 48%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 65%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.6%, 0%, 4.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.12, -35.19, -5.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.12, 35.68, 189.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.94% -0.1059 -0.0165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.94% 0.107 188.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.8490, 40.9215, 50.0853) |
| Luminance | 0.4093 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.54
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.28
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDB5 #BD434B
analogous
#43BD78 #43BDB5 #4388BD
triadic
#43BDB5 #B543BD #BDB543
tetradic
#43BDB5 #7843BD #BD434B #88BD43
square
#43BDB5 #7843BD #BD434B #88BD43
split-complementary
#43BDB5 #BD4388 #BD7843
monochromatic
#23635F #33908A #43BDB5 #70CDC7 #9EDDD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.29
#43BDB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.18
#43BDB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDB5
9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDB5 | 1.00 | 2.29 | 9.18 | 9.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B3B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A6B6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bdb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.9% 0.107 188.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86d1cb',
500: '#43bdb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bdb5; $custom-light: #86d1cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bdb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.066,
"s": 48.031,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7294,
"c": 0.10715,
"h": 188.9
},
"luminance": 0.40925
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDB5
secondary
#C99396
accent
#5059D8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0C1413
muted
#7D8282