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Recognised as Colour

#43B8CA

  • #43B8CA
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#43B8CA is a cyan with RGB values 67, 184, 202 and HSL 188°, 56%, 53%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#43B8CA#43B8CA
HEX#43B8CA
RGBrgb(67, 184, 202)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.7216, 0.7922
RGB percentages26.3%, 72.2%, 79.2%
HSLhsl(188, 56%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 66.8%, 79.2%)
CMYK66.8%, 8.9%, 0%, 20.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,438,218
CSS custom property--colour: #43B8CA;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.39739WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.95:1
Contrast with white2.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A0A0A0
Inverted#BC4735

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A8B1CBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 29.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#95A3CAno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 30.7 from the original
Tritanopia#00C0BDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 15.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.95:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 15.5Cadetblue · ΔE 15.6Sky blue · ΔE 15.7Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.7Light seagreen · ΔE 16.8Dark cyan · ΔE 20
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 15.49, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CA5543
Analogous#43CA99, #4375CA
Triadic#CA43B8, #B8CA43
Split complementary#CA4374, #CA9943
Tetradic#9943CA, #CA5543, #75CA43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E2F4F7
Lighter +30%#BAE5EC
Lighter +20%#93D6E0
Lighter +10%#6BC7D5
Darker −10%#309AAA
Darker −20%#257682
Darker −30%#1A525A
Darker −40%#0E2E33
More saturated +25%#25CEE8
Less saturated −25%#61A2AC

Channel breakdown

R67
G184
B202
Red67 (26.3%)
Green184 (72.2%)
Blue202 (79.2%)
Hue188°
Saturation (HSL)56.02%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G B8 · B CA

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