#43C5B5#43C5B5
#43C5B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.445; OKLCH L 74.9% C 0.114 H 183.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43C5B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 197, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 8.1%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.53, -38.86, -2.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.53, 38.93, 183.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.9% -0.1141 -0.007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.9% 0.114 183.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.6176, 44.4586, 50.6749) |
| Luminance | 0.4446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.99
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.24
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.10
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.91
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43C5B5 #C54353
analogous
#43C574 #43C5B5 #4394C5
triadic
#43C5B5 #B543C5 #C5B543
tetradic
#43C5B5 #7443C5 #C54353 #94C543
square
#43C5B5 #7443C5 #C54353 #94C543
split-complementary
#43C5B5 #C54394 #C57443
monochromatic
#216C63 #309B8E #43C5B5 #72D3C7 #A1E2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.12
#43C5B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.89
#43C5B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43C5B5
9.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43C5B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43C5B5 | 1.00 | 2.12 | 9.89 | 9.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCBAB4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ACB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C9C0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43c5b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 197, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.9% 0.114 183.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87d7cb',
500: '#43c5b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43c5b5; $custom-light: #87d7cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43c5b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 197,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.615,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74901,
"c": 0.11432,
"h": 183.5
},
"luminance": 0.44462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43C5B5
secondary
#CE959C
accent
#4C5DDC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382