Recognised as Colour
#43A9AB
- #43A9AB
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#43A9AB is a cyan with RGB values 67, 169, 171 and HSL 181°, 44%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#43A9AB#43A9AB
HEX#43A9AB
RGBrgb(67, 169, 171)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.6627, 0.6706
RGB percentages26.3%, 66.3%, 67.1%
HSLhsl(181.2, 43.7%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(181.2, 60.8%, 67.1%)
CMYK60.8%, 1.2%, 0%, 32.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,434,347
CSS custom property--colour: #43A9AB;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.3251WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness146.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.5:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.5:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#BC5654
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#AB4543
Analogous#43AB79, #4375AB
Triadic#AB43A9, #A9AB43
Split complementary#AB4375, #AB7943
Tetradic#7943AB, #AB4543, #75AB43
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G169
B171
Red67 (26.3%)
Green169 (66.3%)
Blue171 (67.1%)
Hue181.15°
Saturation (HSL)43.7%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G A9 · B AB
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