#438F7B#438F7B
#438F7B is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.082 H 173.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #438F7B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(67, 143, 123) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 36%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 53%, 56%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.1%, 0%, 14%, 43.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.31, -28.65, 3.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.31, 28.87, 173.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.58% -0.0816 0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.58% 0.082 173.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.7108, 22.2669, 22.2051) |
| Luminance | 0.2227 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 3.67
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 5.02
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.37
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.11
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.18
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#438F7B #8F4357
analogous
#438F55 #438F7B #437D8F
triadic
#438F7B #7B438F #8F7B43
tetradic
#438F7B #55438F #8F4357 #7D8F43
square
#438F7B #55438F #8F4357 #7D8F43
split-complementary
#438F7B #8F437D #8F5543
monochromatic
#1C3C33 #2F6557 #438F7B #5CB39C #86C6B5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.85
#438F7B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.45
#438F7B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #438F7B
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##438F7B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##438F7B | 1.00 | 3.85 | 5.45 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.85 | 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)
#8B877A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7E7C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1F9089
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #438f7b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(67, 143, 123); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.082 173.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7db0a1',
500: '#438f7b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #438f7b; $custom-light: #7db0a1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#438f7b",
"rgb": {
"r": 67,
"g": 143,
"b": 123
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.211,
"s": 36.19,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59575,
"c": 0.08213,
"h": 173.8
},
"luminance": 0.22268
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#438F7B
secondary
#B17D8A
accent
#5C79CC
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF5F2
border
#C9CFCC
text
#0A100E
muted
#7C7F7E