#338f9f

Color #338f9f

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#338f9f

RGB

rgb(51, 143, 159)

HSL

hsl(188.9, 51.4%, 41.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.9, 67.9%, 62.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(67.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 37.6%)

LAB

lab(54.92, -21.54, -16.39)

LCH

lch(54.92, 27.07, 217.27)

OKLCH

oklch(60.3%, 0.0878, 211.21)

HWB

hwb(188.9, 20%, 37.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9f4333

Analogous

#339f79

#338f9f

#33599f

Triadic

#338f9f

#9f338f

#8f9f33

Split-complementary

#338f9f

#9f3359

#9f7933

Tetradic

#338f9f

#43339f

#9f4333

#8f9f33

Square

#338f9f

#79339f

#9f4333

#599f33

Shades

Color #338f9f mixed toward black.

#2b7785

#225f6a

#1a4850

#113035

#09181b

Tints

Color #338f9f mixed toward white.

#42afc2

#68bfce

#8dcfdb

#b3dfe7

#d9eff3

Tones

Color #338f9f mixed toward gray.

#3c8996

#45828d

#4e7c84

#57767b

#606f72

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.57:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.57:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68699b · ΔE 25.7

Deuteranopia

#635b9a · ΔE 28.8

Tritanopia

#3c9898 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 19.6

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #338f9f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#338f9f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Frequently asked questions

#338f9f (#338f9f) is rgb(51, 143, 159) in RGB.

No, #338f9f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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