Close to Pacific Blue
#43ABCD
#43ABCD is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 67.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 58% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #43ABCD.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
2.64:1 FailBlack text on this color
7.95:1 AAAThis color as text on white
2.64:1 FailThis color as text on black
7.95:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #43ABCD as they’d see it.
#43ABCD in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #43ABCD
What color is #43ABCD?
#43ABCD is a mid-tone, rich teal, close to the color Pacific Blue. In RGB it’s made of 26.3% red, 67.1% green, and 80.4% blue. Its hue is 195°, with 58% saturation and 53% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #43ABCD in RGB?
#43ABCD is rgb(67, 171, 205): 67 red, 171 green, and 205 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #43ABCD in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(67, 17, 0, 20). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #43ABCD?
PANTONE 312 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #43ABCD?
Its complement #D38F78 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.