Recognised as Colour
#438C86
- #438C86
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#438C86 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 140, 134 and HSL 175°, 35%, 41%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#438C86#438C86
HEX#438C86
RGBrgb(67, 140, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.549, 0.5255
RGB percentages26.3%, 54.9%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(175.1, 35.3%, 40.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.1, 52.1%, 54.9%)
CMYK52.1%, 0%, 4.3%, 45.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,426,886
CSS custom property--colour: #438C86;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness122 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.33:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.33:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BC7379
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.94:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.33:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8C4349
Analogous#438C61, #436E8C
Triadic#86438C, #8C8643
Split complementary#8C436E, #8C6143
Tetradic#61438C, #8C4349, #6E8C43
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G140
B134
Red67 (26.3%)
Green140 (54.9%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue175.07°
Saturation (HSL)35.27%
Lightness40.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8C · B 86
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