Colour
#438D96
- #438D96
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#438D96 is a cyan with RGB values 67, 141, 150 and HSL 187°, 38%, 43%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Cadetblue.
Colour values
#438D96#438D96
HEX#438D96
RGBrgb(67, 141, 150)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5529, 0.5882
RGB percentages26.3%, 55.3%, 58.8%
HSLhsl(186.5, 38.2%, 42.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(186.5, 55.3%, 58.8%)
CMYK55.3%, 6%, 0%, 41.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,427,158
CSS custom property--colour: #438D96;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness124.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BC7269
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#964C43
Analogous#439676, #436496
Triadic#96438D, #8D9643
Split complementary#964363, #967643
Tetradic#764396, #964C43, #649643
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G141
B150
Red67 (26.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue150 (58.8%)
Hue186.51°
Saturation (HSL)38.25%
Lightness42.55%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8D · B 96
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