What color is #438B8B?

#438B8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #438B8B?

The RGB value is 67, 139, 139: 67 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #438B8B?

The complementary color is #8B4343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #438B8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#438B8B color

#438B8B rgb(67, 139, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #438B8B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 26.3% red, 54.5% green and 54.5% blue (67, 139, 139).

Its hue angle is 180°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.3:1).

#438B8B color codes

HEX	`#438B8B`
RGB	`rgb(67, 139, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(26.3%, 54.5%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(180, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(180, 52%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.52, -22.38, -6.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.52, 23.42, 197.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.206, 21.521, 27.721)`
Decimal	`4426635`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #438B8B, 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 #438B8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.3:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#438B8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.96:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.3:1	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 #438B8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #438b8b; }
.text { color: #438b8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #438b8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(67 139 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #438b8b, #43678b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #438B8B?: #438B8B is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #438B8B?: The RGB value is 67, 139, 139: 67 red, 139 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #438B8B?: The complementary color is #8B4343, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #438B8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.3:1 and white text 3.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.