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Named color

Verdigris

Verdigris is a balanced cyan color with HEX #43B3AE. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 67, 179, 174, HSL 177, 46%, 48%, cool temperature, and is useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems.

#43B3AE cyan cool balanced
HEX #43B3AE
RGB rgb(67, 179, 174)
HSL hsl(177 46% 48%)
CMYK cmyk(63, 0, 3, 30)
Luminance 0.3649
Contrast Black 8.3:1White 2.53:1

CSS Utilities

--color-verdigris: #43B3AE;
.bg-verdigris { background-color: #43B3AE; }
.text-verdigris { color: #43B3AE; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.3649
Black text8.3:1AA Pass
White text2.53:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    46,
    48
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A"
  ],
  "AAA": [
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  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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    "#4280B3"
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    "#B3AD42"
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    "#B34248",
    "#80B342"
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    "#B37542"
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    "#43B3AE",
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Variants
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  "saturated": "#27CEC5",
  "desaturated": "#5D9895",
  "pastel": "#A5CFCD",
  "neon": "#1FFFF4"
}
Pairings
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    "#80D0CC",
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  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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      "#000000",
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      "#80D0CC"
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      "#1A1A1A",
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}
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Color meaning and use

About Verdigris Color

Verdigris sits in the cyan family with cool temperature and balanced visual character. Verdigris is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include heritage, craft, and specificity, which makes it relevant for museum design and education. In design work, Verdigris is most useful for historical references, pigment palettes, and cultural color systems, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Cyan color familyBrowse named cyan colors and compare nearby swatches.Cool colorsExplore colors with cool temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Verdigris accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #43B3AE.Verdigris CSS utilitiesUse Verdigris in CSS variables and utility classes.#43B3AE HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Verdigris paletteOpen the generated palette based on Verdigris.Verdigris harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Verdigris against black and white text.

Black text8.3:1AA Pass
White text2.53:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
AAA text options#000000
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Light Sea Green#20B2AA
Cadet Blue#5F9EA0
Medium Turquoise#48D1CC
Medium Aquamarine#66CDAA
Steel Blue#4682B4

Color Harmonies

#B34248#B34248
#42B375#42B375
#4280B3#4280B3
#AD42B3#AD42B3
#B3AD42#B3AD42
Open full Verdigris harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#80D0CC#80D0CC
#29706C#29706C
#27CEC5#27CEC5
#5D9895#5D9895
#A5CFCD#A5CFCD
#1FFFF4#1FFFF4

Pairings

Black#000000
#B34248#B34248
#42B375#42B375
#4280B3#4280B3
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5