Recognised as Colour
#43BED1
- #43BED1
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark turquoise
#43BED1 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 190, 209 and HSL 188°, 61%, 54%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.
Colour values
#43BED1#43BED1
HEX#43BED1
RGBrgb(67, 190, 209)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.7451, 0.8196
RGB percentages26.3%, 74.5%, 82%
HSLhsl(188, 60.7%, 54.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188, 67.9%, 82%)
CMYK67.9%, 9.1%, 0%, 18%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,439,761
CSS custom property--colour: #43BED1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.42624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness165.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.52:1
Contrast with white2.2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.52:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5
Inverted#BC412E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.52:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D15643
Analogous#43D19D, #4377D1
Triadic#D143BE, #BED143
Split complementary#D14377, #D19D43
Tetradic#9D43D1, #D15643, #77D143
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G190
B209
Red67 (26.3%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue209 (82%)
Hue188.03°
Saturation (HSL)60.68%
Lightness54.12%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G BE · B D1
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