Colour
#438D79
- #438D79
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#438D79 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 141, 121 and HSL 164°, 36%, 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
#438D79#438D79
HEX#438D79
RGBrgb(67, 141, 121)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5529, 0.4745
RGB percentages26.3%, 55.3%, 47.5%
HSLhsl(163.8, 35.6%, 40.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(163.8, 52.5%, 55.3%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 14.2%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,427,129
CSS custom property--colour: #438D79;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21624WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.32:1
Contrast with white3.94:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.32:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7C7C7C
Inverted#BC7286
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 text5.32:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D4357
Analogous#438D54, #437C8D
Triadic#79438D, #8D7943
Split complementary#8D437C, #8D5443
Tetradic#54438D, #8D4357, #7C8D43
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G141
B121
Red67 (26.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue121 (47.5%)
Hue163.78°
Saturation (HSL)35.58%
Lightness40.78%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8D · B 79
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