#438d99

Color #438d99

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-600 #0092b8 · ΔE 8.3

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Conversions

HEX

#438d99

RGB

rgb(67, 141, 153)

HSL

hsl(188.4, 39.1%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(188.4, 56.2%, 60%)

CMYK

cmyk(56.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 40%)

LAB

lab(54.6, -19.38, -13.37)

LCH

lch(54.6, 23.54, 214.6)

OKLCH

oklch(60.1%, 0.0753, 209.42)

HWB

hwb(188.4, 26.3%, 40%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#994f43

Analogous

#43997a

#438d99

#436299

Triadic

#438d99

#99438d

#8d9943

Split-complementary

#438d99

#994362

#997a43

Tetradic

#438d99

#4f4399

#994f43

#8d9943

Square

#438d99

#7a4399

#994f43

#629943

Shades

Color #438d99 mixed toward black.

#38757f

#2d5e66

#21464c

#162f33

#0b1719

Tints

Color #438d99 mixed toward white.

#57a8b5

#78bac4

#9acbd3

#bcdce2

#ddeef0

Tones

Color #438d99 mixed toward gray.

#4a8892

#51838b

#587d83

#60787c

#677375

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

3.81:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.51:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.51:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#6b6c96 · ΔE 24.8

Deuteranopia

#676196 · ΔE 27.1

Tritanopia

#499493 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#838383 · ΔE 18.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #438d99;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#438d99]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#438d99 (#438d99) is rgb(67, 141, 153) in RGB.

No, #438d99 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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