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#438C8A

#438c8a ≈ Dark Cyan

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Cool
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#438c8a is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 26.27% red, 54.9% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 52.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 1.43% yellow and 45.1% black. Its hue angle is 178.36°, with 35.27% saturation and 40.59% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008b8b), ΔE 4.03.

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Relative luminance0.2178

Complementary

  1. #438c8a
  2. #8c4345

Split complementary

  1. #438c8a
  2. #8c436a
  3. #8c6643

Analogous

  1. #438c66
  2. #438c8a
  3. #436a8c

Triadic

  1. #438c8a
  2. #8a438c
  3. #8c8a43

Tetradic

  1. #438c8a
  2. #43458c
  3. #8c4345
  4. #8c8a43

Square

  1. #438c8a
  2. #66438c
  3. #8c4345
  4. #6a8c43

Monochromatic

  1. #112524
  2. #2a5857
  3. #438c8a
  4. #66b6b4
  5. #9acecd

Shades

#438c8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #438c8a
  2. #3c7e7c
  3. #36706e
  4. #2f6261
  5. #285453
  6. #224645
  7. #1b3837
  8. #142a29
  9. #0d1c1c
  10. #070e0e
  11. #000000

Tints

#438c8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #438c8a
  2. #569896
  3. #69a3a1
  4. #7bafad
  5. #8ebab9
  6. #a1c6c5
  7. #b4d1d0
  8. #c7dddc
  9. #d9e8e8
  10. #ecf4f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#438c8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #438c8a
  2. #498b89
  3. #4f8a88
  4. #558887
  5. #5b8786
  6. #628685
  7. #688584
  8. #6e8483
  9. #748282
  10. #7a8181
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #6d8584 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #84868a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #787d8b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #0f908b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #70888a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #67838a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #2c8e8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-438c8a {
  color: #438c8a;
}
Background
.bg-438c8a {
  background-color: #438c8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-438c8a {
  border: 2px solid #438c8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #438c8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 67 140 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 178 35% 41%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-438c8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #438c8a, #436a8c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-438c8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(67 140 138 / 0.35);
}

#008b8b Dark Cyan ΔE 4.03 #008080 Teal ΔE 6.26 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 7.16 #317873 Myrtle Green ΔE 7.85 #40826d Viridian ΔE 8.87 #01796f Pine Green ΔE 9.56 #00a693 Persian Green ΔE 10.86 #bc7375 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Dark Cyan
#438c8a  rgb(67, 140, 138)  hsl(178, 35%, 41%)  Dark Cyan
#8c4345  rgb(140, 67, 69)  hsl(358, 35%, 41%)  Cordovan
#8a438c  rgb(138, 67, 140)  hsl(298, 35%, 41%)  Deep Plum
#8c8a43  rgb(140, 138, 67)  hsl(58, 35%, 41%)  Olive