#43BDC8#43BDC8
#43BDC8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.6% C 0.107 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43BDC8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 189, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 67%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66.5%, 5.5%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.70, -29.79, -15.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.70, 33.55, 207.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.6% -0.0976 -0.0428) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.6% 0.107 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.9332, 41.7551, 61.0617) |
| Luminance | 0.4176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.47
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.92
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.99
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43BDC8 #C84E43
analogous
#43C890 #43BDC8 #437BC8
triadic
#43BDC8 #C843BD #BDC843
tetradic
#43BDC8 #9043C8 #C84E43 #7BC843
square
#43BDC8 #9043C8 #C84E43 #7BC843
split-complementary
#43BDC8 #C8437B #C89043
monochromatic
#216970 #2F969F #43BDC8 #72CED6 #A2DEE4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.25
#43BDC8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.35
#43BDC8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43BDC8
9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43BDC8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43BDC8 | 1.00 | 2.25 | 9.35 | 9.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEB5C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9BA7C8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43bdc8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 189, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.6% 0.107 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d1d8',
500: '#43bdc8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43bdc8; $custom-light: #88d1d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43bdc8",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 189,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.962,
"s": 54.733,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73603,
"c": 0.10663,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.41759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43BDC8
secondary
#D09B96
accent
#564ADE
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F9FA
border
#CBD2D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8283