What color is #43A7AF?

#43A7AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43A7AF?

The RGB value is 67, 167, 175: 67 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43A7AF?

The complementary color is #AF4B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43A7AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43A7AF color

#43A7AF rgb(67, 167, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #43A7AF is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 65.5% green and 68.6% blue (67, 167, 175).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 45% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Thalassa (#53B1BA), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.39:1).

#43A7AF color codes

HEX	`#43A7AF`
RGB	`rgb(67, 167, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 65.5%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 45%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.28, -26.27, -12.78)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.28, 29.22, 205.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(23.868, 31.923, 45.453)`
Decimal	`4433839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43A7AF, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #43A7AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#43A7AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.84:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #43A7AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43a7af; }
.text { color: #43a7af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43a7af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 167 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43a7af, #4371af); }

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Questions

What color is #43A7AF?: #43A7AF is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Thalassa. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43A7AF?: The RGB value is 67, 167, 175: 67 red, 167 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43A7AF?: The complementary color is #AF4B43, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43A7AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.39:1 and white text 2.84:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.