What color is #438973?

#438973 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438973?

The RGB value is 67, 137, 115: 67 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438973?

The complementary color is #894359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438973?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438973 color

#438973 rgb(67, 137, 115)

Shades of green

The hex color #438973 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 53.7% green and 45.1% blue (67, 137, 115).

Its hue angle is 161°, with 34% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 16% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.06:1).

#438973 color codes

HEX	`#438973`
RGB	`rgb(67, 137, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 53.7%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(161, 34%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(161, 51%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 16%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.2, -27.7, 5.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.2, 28.16, 169.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.354, 20.321, 19.382)`
Decimal	`4426099`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438973, 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 #438973	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.06:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438973 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.15:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.06:1	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 #438973 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438973; }
.text { color: #438973; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438973; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 137 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438973, #437c89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #438973?: #438973 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438973?: The RGB value is 67, 137, 115: 67 red, 137 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438973?: The complementary color is #894359, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438973?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.06:1 and white text 4.15:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.