What color is #43B187?

#43B187 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #43B187?

The RGB value is 67, 177, 135: 67 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #43B187?

The complementary color is #B1436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #43B187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#43B187 color

#43B187 rgb(67, 177, 135)

Shades of green

The hex color #43B187 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 69.4% green and 52.9% blue (67, 177, 135).

Its hue angle is 157°, with 45% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Mint (#3EB489), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.88:1).

#43B187 color codes

HEX	`#43B187`
RGB	`rgb(67, 177, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 69.4%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(157, 45%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(157, 62%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 24%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.27, -41.41, 12.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.27, 43.22, 163.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.408, 34.385, 28.373)`
Decimal	`4436359`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #43B187, 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 #43B187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#43B187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.88:1	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 #43B187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #43b187; }
.text { color: #43b187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #43b187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 177 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #43b187, #43a4b1); }

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Questions

What color is #43B187?: #43B187 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Mint. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #43B187?: The RGB value is 67, 177, 135: 67 red, 177 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #43B187?: The complementary color is #B1436D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #43B187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.88:1 and white text 2.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.