#438D8F#438D8F

#438D8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.073 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438D8F
RGB	rgb(67, 141, 143)
HSL	hsl(182, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(182, 53%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(53.1%, 1.4%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.26, -22.29, -8.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.26, 23.71, 199.98°)
OKLab	oklab(59.73% -0.07 -0.0224)
OKLCH	oklch(59.73% 0.073 197.7)
XYZ	xyz(16.7955, 22.2247, 29.3860)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438D8F #8F4543

analogous

#438F6B #438D8F #43678F

triadic

#438D8F #8F438D #8D8F43

tetradic

#438D8F #6B438F #8F4543 #678F43

square

#438D8F #6B438F #8F4543 #678F43

split-complementary

#438D8F #8F4367 #8F6B43

monochromatic

#1C3B3C #2F6465 #438D8F #5CB1B3 #86C5C6

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#438D8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#438D8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438D8F

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438D8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438D8F	1.00	3.86	5.45	5.45
#FFFFFF	3.86	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.45	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#84878F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#787E90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03918D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438d8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 141, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.073 197.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eaeaf',
    500: '#438d8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438d8f;
$custom-light: #7eaeaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438d8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 141,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.579,
    "s": 36.19,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59732,
    "c": 0.07349,
    "h": 197.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.22226
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438D8F

secondary

#B17E7D

accent

#5F5CCC

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0A1010

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #438D8F

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

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