Recognised as Colour
#438D9D
- #438D9D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Cadetblue
#438D9D is a cyan with RGB values 67, 141, 157 and HSL 191°, 40%, 44%. 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
#438D9D#438D9D
HEX#438D9D
RGBrgb(67, 141, 157)
RGB (0–1)0.2627, 0.5529, 0.6157
RGB percentages26.3%, 55.3%, 61.6%
HSLhsl(190.7, 40.2%, 43.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(190.7, 57.3%, 61.6%)
CMYK57.3%, 10.2%, 0%, 38.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,427,165
CSS custom property--colour: #438D9D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22677WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.54:1
Contrast with white3.79:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.54:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#BC7262
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.79:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9D5343
Analogous#439D80, #43609D
Triadic#9D438D, #8D9D43
Split complementary#9D4360, #9D8043
Tetradic#80439D, #9D5343, #609D43
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R67
G141
B157
Red67 (26.3%)
Green141 (55.3%)
Blue157 (61.6%)
Hue190.67°
Saturation (HSL)40.18%
Lightness43.92%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 43 · G 8D · B 9D
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