Colour
#438A97
- #438A97
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#438A97 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 138, 151 and HSL 189°, 39%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#438A97#438A97
HEX#438A97
RGBrgb(67, 138, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5412, 0.5922
RGB percentages26.3%, 54.1%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(189.3, 38.5%, 42.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(189.3, 55.6%, 59.2%)
CMYK55.6%, 8.6%, 0%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,426,391
CSS custom property--colour: #438A97;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21605WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness123 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.95:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BC7568
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.95:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#975043
Analogous#43977A, #436097
Triadic#97438A, #8A9743
Split complementary#974360, #977A43
Tetradic#7A4397, #975043, #609743
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G138
B151
Red67 (26.3%)
Green138 (54.1%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue189.29°
Saturation (HSL)38.53%
Lightness42.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8A · B 97
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