What color is #43ACAD?

#43ACAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43ACAD?

The RGB value is 67, 172, 173: 67 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43ACAD?

The complementary color is #AD4443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43ACAD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43ACAD color

#43ACAD rgb(67, 172, 173)

Shades of teal

The hex color #43ACAD is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 67.5% green and 67.8% blue (67, 172, 173).

Its hue angle is 181°, with 44% saturation and 47% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 1% magenta, 0% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Twilight Meadow (#51A5A4), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#43ACAD color codes

HEX	`#43ACAD`
RGB	`rgb(67, 172, 173)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 67.5%, 67.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(181, 44%, 47%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(181, 61%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 1%, 0%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.73, -29.32, -9.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.73, 30.82, 197.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.607, 33.713, 44.737)`
Decimal	`4435117`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43ACAD, 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 #43ACAD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#43ACAD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #43ACAD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43acad; }
.text { color: #43acad; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43acad; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 172 173 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43acad, #4377ad); }

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Questions

What color is #43ACAD?: #43ACAD is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Twilight Meadow. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43ACAD?: The RGB value is 67, 172, 173: 67 red, 172 green and 173 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43ACAD?: The complementary color is #AD4443, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43ACAD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.