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Recognised as Colour

#438C62

  • #438C62
  • Green
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Sea green

#438C62 is a green with RGB values 67, 140, 98 and HSL 145°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Sea green.

Colour values

#438C62#438C62
HEX#438C62
RGBrgb(67, 140, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.549, 0.3843
RGB percentages26.3%, 54.9%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(145.5, 35.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(145.5, 52.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK52.1%, 0%, 30%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,426,850
CSS custom property--colour: #438C62;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.20831WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness118.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.17:1
Contrast with white4.06:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.17:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#797979
Inverted#BC739D

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8B825Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 31.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#817B65no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 31.5 from the original
Tritanopia#2F8B81no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.06:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.17:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Sea green · ΔE 8.1Dark seagreen · ΔE 21.5Medium seagreen · ΔE 21.5Dark olivegreen · ΔE 23.1Medium aquamarine · ΔE 24.7Dark cyan · ΔE 24.7
Nearest named CSS colourSea green (#2E8B57)ΔE 8.14, clearly different but related
Hue familygreen
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#8C436D
Analogous#498C43, #438C86
Triadic#62438C, #8C6243
Split complementary#86438C, #8C4349
Tetradic#43498C, #8C436D, #8C8643

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BCDFCB
Lighter +30%#9ACEB0
Lighter +20%#77BE95
Lighter +10%#55AD7A
Darker −10%#326A4A
Darker −20%#224732
Darker −30%#11251A
Darker −40%#010201
More saturated +25%#29A65E
Less saturated −25%#5D7266

Channel breakdown

R67
G140
B98
Red67 (26.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue145.48°
Saturation (HSL)35.27%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8C · B 62

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