#438E85#438E85

#438E85 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.222; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.076 H 185.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#438E85
RGB	rgb(67, 142, 133)
HSL	hsl(173, 36%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(173, 53%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(52.8%, 0%, 6.3%, 44.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.27, -25.56, -2.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.27, 25.67, 185.18°)
OKLab	oklab(59.64% -0.0757 -0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(59.64% 0.076 185)
XYZ	xyz(16.2196, 22.2313, 25.6221)
Luminance	0.2223 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#438E85 #8E434C

analogous

#438E5F #438E85 #43718E

triadic

#438E85 #85438E #8E8543

tetradic

#438E85 #5F438E #8E434C #718E43

square

#438E85 #5F438E #8E434C #718E43

split-complementary

#438E85 #8E4371 #8E5F43

monochromatic

#1C3B37 #2F645E #438E85 #5CB2A8 #86C6BE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.86

#438E85 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.45

#438E85 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #438E85

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##438E85	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##438E85	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)

#888785

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7C7E86

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#16918B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #438e85;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 142, 133);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.076 185.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7eafa8',
    500: '#438e85',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #438e85;
$custom-light: #7eafa8;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#438e85",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 67,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 133
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.8,
    "s": 35.885,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59637,
    "c": 0.07603,
    "h": 185
  },
  "luminance": 0.22233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#438E85

secondary

#B17C82

accent

#5C69CC

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F4

border

#CACECE

text

#0A100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #438E85

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

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