What color is #438480?

#438480 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438480?

The RGB value is 67, 132, 128: 67 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438480?

The complementary color is #844347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438480?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438480 color

#438480 rgb(67, 132, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #438480 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 51.8% green and 50.2% blue (67, 132, 128).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.85:1).

#438480 color codes

HEX	`#438480`
RGB	`rgb(67, 132, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 51.8%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 49%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 3%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.98, -21.79, -4.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.98, 22.21, 191.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.461, 19.253, 23.372)`
Decimal	`4424832`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438480, 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 #438480	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.85:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438480 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.33:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.85:1	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 #438480 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438480; }
.text { color: #438480; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438480; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 132 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438480, #436884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #438480?: #438480 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438480?: The RGB value is 67, 132, 128: 67 red, 132 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438480?: The complementary color is #844347, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438480?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.85:1 and white text 4.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.