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#438281

#438281 ≈ Teal

  • cyan
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#438281 is a color from the cyan family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 50.98% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 48.46% cyan, 0% magenta, 0.77% yellow and 49.02% black. Its hue angle is 179.05°, with 31.98% saturation and 38.63% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.75:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Teal (#008080), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.1874

Complementary

  1. #438281
  2. #824344

Split complementary

  1. #438281
  2. #824364
  3. #826243

Analogous

  1. #438262
  2. #438281
  3. #436482

Triadic

  1. #438281
  2. #814382
  3. #828143

Tetradic

  1. #438281
  2. #434482
  3. #824344
  4. #828143

Square

  1. #438281
  2. #624382
  3. #824344
  4. #648243

Monochromatic

  1. #0f1d1d
  2. #29504f
  3. #438281
  4. #63afad
  5. #95c9c8

Shades

#438281 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438281
  2. #3c7574
  3. #366867
  4. #2f5b5a
  5. #284e4d
  6. #224141
  7. #1b3434
  8. #142727
  9. #0d1a1a
  10. #070d0d
  11. #000000

Tints

#438281 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438281
  2. #568f8e
  3. #699b9a
  4. #7ba8a7
  5. #8eb4b3
  6. #a1c1c0
  7. #b4cdcd
  8. #c7dad9
  9. #d9e6e6
  10. #ecf3f2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438281 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438281
  2. #498281
  3. #4f8281
  4. #558181
  5. #5b8181
  6. #628181
  7. #688180
  8. #6e8180
  9. #748080
  10. #7a8080
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #677c7c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7b7d81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #707482 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #208581 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #697f81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #617a81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #318481 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438281 {
  color: #438281;
}
Background
.bg-438281 {
  background-color: #438281;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438281 {
  border: 2px solid #438281;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438281;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 130 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 179 32% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438281 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438281, #436482);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438281 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 130 129 / 0.35);
}

#008080 Teal ΔE 4.80 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 4.82 #008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 5.38 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 7.66 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.33 #367588 Teal Blue ΔE 10.11 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 10.17 #bc7d7e Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Teal
#438281  rgb(67, 130, 129)  hsl(179, 32%, 39%)  Teal
#824344  rgb(130, 67, 68)  hsl(359, 32%, 39%)  Cordovan
#814382  rgb(129, 67, 130)  hsl(299, 32%, 39%)  Deep Plum
#828143  rgb(130, 129, 67)  hsl(59, 32%, 39%)  Olive