#43C5BC#43C5BC
#43C5BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.448; OKLCH L 75.1% C 0.112 H 188.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43C5BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 197, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 53%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 66%, 77%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(66%, 0%, 4.6%, 22.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.73, -36.97, -5.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.73, 37.44, 189.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.12% -0.111 -0.0165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.12% 0.112 188.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.3539, 44.7531, 54.5530) |
| Luminance | 0.4476 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.42
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.59
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.94
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.94
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.01
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.43
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43C5BC #C5434C
analogous
#43C57B #43C5BC #438DC5
triadic
#43C5BC #BC43C5 #C5BC43
tetradic
#43C5BC #7B43C5 #C5434C #8DC543
square
#43C5BC #7B43C5 #C5434C #8DC543
split-complementary
#43C5BC #C5438D #C57B43
monochromatic
#216C67 #309B94 #43C5BC #72D3CD #A1E2DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.11
#43C5BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.95
#43C5BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43C5BC
9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43C5BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43C5BC | 1.00 | 2.11 | 9.95 | 9.95 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BABBBC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7ACBD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B2B2B2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43c5bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 197, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.1% 0.112 188.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88d7d0',
500: '#43c5bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43c5bc; $custom-light: #88d7d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43c5bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 197,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.846,
"s": 52.846,
"l": 51.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75124,
"c": 0.11221,
"h": 188.4
},
"luminance": 0.44757
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43C5BC
secondary
#CE9599
accent
#4C56DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382