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Recognised as Colour

#43C8DC

  • #43C8DC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#43C8DC is a cyan with RGB values 67, 200, 220 and HSL 188°, 69%, 56%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#43C8DC#43C8DC
HEX#43C8DC
RGBrgb(67, 200, 220)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.7843, 0.8627
RGB percentages26.3%, 78.4%, 86.3%
HSLhsl(187.8, 68.6%, 56.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.8, 69.5%, 86.3%)
CMYK69.5%, 9.1%, 0%, 13.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,442,332
CSS custom property--colour: #43C8DC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47669WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness174.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.53:1
Contrast with white1.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#BC3723

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#B6C1DDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A1B1DCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.4 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1CEno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 16.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.99:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.53:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.9Medium turquoise · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 15.1Light seagreen · ΔE 18.6Light skyblue · ΔE 20.7Cadetblue · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 12.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DC5743
Analogous#43DCA4, #437BDC
Triadic#DC43C8, #C8DC43
Split complementary#DC437B, #DCA443
Tetradic#A443DC, #DC5743, #7BDC43

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EFFAFC
Lighter +30%#C4EEF4
Lighter +20%#99E1EC
Lighter +10%#6ED5E4
Darker −10%#25B2C7
Darker −20%#1D8B9C
Darker −30%#156571
Darker −40%#0D3F46
More saturated +25%#27DDF8
Less saturated −25%#5FB3C0

Channel breakdown

R67
G200
B220
Red67 (26.3%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue220 (86.3%)
Hue187.84°
Saturation (HSL)68.61%
Lightness56.27%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G C8 · B DC

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