What color is #438187?

#438187 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438187?

The RGB value is 67, 129, 135: 67 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438187?

The complementary color is #874943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438187?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438187 color

#438187 rgb(67, 129, 135)

Shades of teal

The hex color #438187 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 50.6% green and 52.9% blue (67, 129, 135).

Its hue angle is 185°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Paradiso (#488084), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.73:1).

#438187 color codes

HEX	`#438187`
RGB	`rgb(67, 129, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 50.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(185, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(185, 50%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 4%, 0%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.27, -18.24, -9.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.27, 20.53, 207.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.536, 18.642, 25.749)`
Decimal	`4424071`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438187, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #438187	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438187 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.44:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.73:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #438187 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438187; }
.text { color: #438187; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438187; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 129 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438187, #435f87); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #438187?: #438187 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Paradiso. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438187?: The RGB value is 67, 129, 135: 67 red, 129 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438187?: The complementary color is #874943, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438187?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.73:1 and white text 4.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.