#43BDC5#43BDC5
#43BDC5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.416; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.106 H 201.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDC5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 197) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 4.1%, 0%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.61, -30.67, -13.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.61, 33.69, 204.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.49% -0.0989 -0.0387) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.49% 0.106 201.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5860, 41.6163, 59.2333) |
| Luminance | 0.4162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.09
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.30
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.91
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.33
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDC5 #C54B43
analogous
#43C58C #43BDC5 #437CC5
triadic
#43BDC5 #C543BD #BDC543
tetradic
#43BDC5 #8C43C5 #C54B43 #7CC543
square
#43BDC5 #8C43C5 #C54B43 #7CC543
split-complementary
#43BDC5 #C5437C #C58C43
monochromatic
#21686C #30949B #43BDC5 #72CDD3 #A1DEE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#43BDC5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.32
#43BDC5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDC5
9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDC5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDC5 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.32 | 9.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB5C6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9CA7C6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bdc5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 197); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.106 201.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1d6',
500: '#43bdc5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bdc5; $custom-light: #88d1d6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bdc5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 197
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.692,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73494,
"c": 0.1062,
"h": 201.4
},
"luminance": 0.4162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDC5
secondary
#CE9995
accent
#544CDC
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283