Recognised as Colour

#43B4C5

#43B4C5
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Cadetblue

#43B4C5 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 180, 197 and HSL 188°, 53%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.

Colour values

#43B4C5#43B4C5

HEX#43B4C5

RGBrgb(67, 180, 197)

RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.7059, 0.7725

RGB percentages26.3%, 70.6%, 77.3%

HSLhsl(187.8, 52.8%, 51.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 66%, 77.3%)

CMYK66%, 8.6%, 0%, 22.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer4,437,189

CSS custom property--colour: #43B4C5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.37867WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness157.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.57:1

Contrast with white2.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black8.57:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#9D9D9D

Inverted#BC4B3A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A5AEC6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 28.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#92A0C5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 29.8 from the original

Tritanopia#00BCB9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.45:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text8.57:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Cadetblue · ΔE 14.2 Dark turquoise · ΔE 16.3 Light seagreen · ΔE 16.4 Sky blue · ΔE 16.4 Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.2 Dark cyan · ΔE 18.6

Nearest named CSS colourCadetblue (#5F9EA0)ΔE 14.17, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#C55443

Analogous#43C595, #4373C5

Triadic#C543B4, #B4C543

Split complementary#C54373, #C59543

Tetradic#9543C5, #C55443, #73C543

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#DFF2F5

Lighter +30%#B8E3E9

Lighter +20%#91D3DD

Lighter +10%#6AC4D1

Darker −10%#3294A3

Darker −20%#26717C

Darker −30%#1A4D55

Darker −40%#0E2A2E

More saturated +25%#24CBE4

Less saturated −25%#629DA6

Channel breakdown

R67

G180

B197

Red67 (26.3%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue197 (77.3%)

Hue187.85°

Saturation (HSL)52.85%

Lightness51.76%

Dominant channelBlue

Hex per channelR 43 · G B4 · B C5

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