#43C5AE#43C5AE
#43C5AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.442; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.117 H 178.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43C5AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 197, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 11.7%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.35, -40.69, 1.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.35, 40.71, 178.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.69% -0.1173 0.0025) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.69% 0.117 178.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9173, 44.1785, 46.9868) |
| Luminance | 0.4418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.82
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.14
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43C5AE #C5435A
analogous
#43C56D #43C5AE #439BC5
triadic
#43C5AE #AE43C5 #C5AE43
tetradic
#43C5AE #6D43C5 #C5435A #9BC543
square
#43C5AE #6D43C5 #C5435A #9BC543
split-complementary
#43C5AE #C5439B #C56D43
monochromatic
#216C5F #309B88 #43C5AE #72D3C2 #A1E2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.13
#43C5AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.84
#43C5AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43C5AE
9.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43C5AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43C5AE | 1.00 | 2.13 | 9.84 | 9.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BDB9AD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABACB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43c5ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 197, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.117 178.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d7c6',
500: '#43c5ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43c5ae; $custom-light: #87d7c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43c5ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 197,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.385,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74688,
"c": 0.11732,
"h": 178.8
},
"luminance": 0.44182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43C5AE
secondary
#CE959F
accent
#4C65DC
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382