#438B73#438B73

#438B73 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.209; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.082 H 169.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438B73
RGB	rgb(67, 139, 115)
HSL	hsl(160, 35%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(160, 52%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(51.8%, 0%, 17.3%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.83, -28.68, 5.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.83, 29.29, 168.20°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% -0.0807 0.0153)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.082 169.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.6405, 20.8951, 19.4780)
Luminance	0.2090 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438B73 #8B435B

analogous

#438B4F #438B73 #437F8B

triadic

#438B73 #73438B #8B7343

tetradic

#438B73 #4F438B #8B435B #7F8B43

square

#438B73 #4F438B #8B435B #7F8B43

split-complementary

#438B73 #8B437F #8B4F43

monochromatic

#1B382F #2F6251 #438B73 #5BB094 #84C4AF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.05

#438B73 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.18

#438B73 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438B73

5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438B73	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438B73	1.00	4.05	5.18	5.18
#FFFFFF	4.05	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.18	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888372

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7B75

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#278C84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438b73;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 139, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.082 169.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7dad9b',
    500: '#438b73',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438b73;
$custom-light: #7dad9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438b73",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 34.951,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5831,
    "c": 0.08215,
    "h": 169.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20896
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438B73

secondary

#AF7B8C

accent

#5D82CB

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EEF4F2

border

#C9CECC

text

#0A100E

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #438B73

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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