Palettes / Colors / #43DFD8

#43DFD8 — Teal

#43DFD8 is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #43DFD8 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#43DFD8 is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #DF434B; it also sits naturally between #43DF8A and #4399DF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 26% · Green 87% · Blue 85%

Cyan 70% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 3% · Key 13%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #43DFD8

.text { color: #43DFD8; }
.background { background-color: #43DFD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #43DFD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(67, 223, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(177, 71%, 57%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #43DFD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(67, 223, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #43DFD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(67, 223, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#43DFD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#43DFD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DF434B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #43DFD8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #43DFD8

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #43DFD8 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #43DFD8 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #43DFD7  ·  #43DFD9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #43DFD8?

#43DFD8 is Teal, a teal color (RGB 67, 223, 216). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #43DFD8?

#43DFD8 is RGB 67, 223, 216 — HSL 177°, 71%, 57% — CMYK 70%, 0%, 3%, 13%.

What colors go with #43DFD8?

Its complement is #DF434B; analogous partners are #43DF8A and #4399DF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #43DFD8 for text?

Black text on #43DFD8 has a contrast ratio of 12.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.64:1.