#43CDC9#43CDC9
#43CDC9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.491; OKLCH L 77.5% C 0.116 H 192.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #43CDC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 205, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 58%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 67%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(67.3%, 0%, 2%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(75.49, -37.07, -8.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(75.49, 38.10, 193.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(77.49% -0.1134 -0.0245) |
| OKLCH | oklch(77.49% 0.116 192.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.6839, 49.0690, 62.8903) |
| Luminance | 0.4907 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 1.05
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 2.75
Turquoise
#40E0D0
ΔE00 5.90
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.06
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.36
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#43CDC9 #CD4347
analogous
#43CD84 #43CDC9 #438CCD
triadic
#43CDC9 #C943CD #CDC943
tetradic
#43CDC9 #8443CD #CD4347 #8CCD43
square
#43CDC9 #8443CD #CD4347 #8CCD43
split-complementary
#43CDC9 #CD438C #CD8443
monochromatic
#1F7674 #2CA7A3 #43CDC9 #73DAD7 #A4E7E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.94
#43CDC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.81
#43CDC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #43CDC9
10.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##43CDC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##43CDC9 | 1.00 | 1.94 | 10.81 | 10.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1C3C9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ACB4CA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D3CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#BABABA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #43cdc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 205, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(77.5% 0.116 192.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8addd9',
500: '#43cdc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #43cdc9; $custom-light: #8addd9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#43cdc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 205,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.261,
"s": 57.983,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.77494,
"c": 0.11601,
"h": 192.2
},
"luminance": 0.49073
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#43CDC9
secondary
#D4989A
accent
#474BE1
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F1FBFA
border
#CBD4D3
text
#0D1514
muted
#7E8383