#43C5B4#43C5B4
#43C5B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.444; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.115 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43C5B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 197, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 8.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.51, -39.12, -1.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.51, 39.17, 182.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.87% -0.1146 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.87% 0.115 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.5153, 44.4177, 50.1364) |
| Luminance | 0.4442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.77
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.09
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.63
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.06
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43C5B4 #C54354
analogous
#43C573 #43C5B4 #4395C5
triadic
#43C5B4 #B443C5 #C5B443
tetradic
#43C5B4 #7343C5 #C54354 #95C543
square
#43C5B4 #7343C5 #C54354 #95C543
split-complementary
#43C5B4 #C54395 #C57343
monochromatic
#216C62 #309B8D #43C5B4 #72D3C7 #A1E2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#43C5B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.88
#43C5B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43C5B4
9.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43C5B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43C5B4 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.88 | 9.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43c5b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 197, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.115 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d7ca',
500: '#43c5b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43c5b4; $custom-light: #87d7ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43c5b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 197,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.154,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7487,
"c": 0.1147,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.44421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43C5B4
secondary
#CE959D
accent
#4C5EDC
background
#F8FDFC
surface
#F0FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7D8382