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#38667A Color

#38667A is rgb(56, 102, 122) in RGB, hsl(198, 37%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(54%, 16%, 0%, 52%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.04. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#38667A
HEX#38667A
RGBrgb(56, 102, 122)
HSLhsl(198, 37%, 35%)
HSVhsv(198, 54%, 48%)
CMYKcmyk(54%, 16%, 0%, 52%)
OKLCHoklch(48.6% 0.06 228.1)
LABlab(40.55% -11.80 -16.41)
LCHlch(40.55% 20.21 234.29)

What #38667A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #38667A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#38667A Channel Values

How #38667A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 56 · G 102 · B 1228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 198° · S 37% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 198° · S 54% · V 48%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 54% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 52%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.27:1 vs white · 3.35:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #38667A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.27:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #38667A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #38667A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #38667A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #38667A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#38667A
Protanopia#60607A
Protanomaly#53627A
Deuteranopia#5A5A7B
Deuteranomaly#4E5F7A
Tritanopia#326969
Tritanomaly#346870
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #38667A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-38667a: #38667A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #38667A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-38667a': '#38667A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.220, green: 0.400, blue: 0.478)
Android XML<color name="color_38667a">#38667A</color>
SVG fillfill="#38667A"

More Teal Colors

#38667A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#38667A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #38667A?

#38667A is a dark teal — rgb(56, 102, 122) in RGB and hsl(198, 37%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.04.

What is the RGB value of #38667A?

#38667A is rgb(56, 102, 122) — red 56, green 102, and blue 122 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #38667A?

#38667A converts to approximately cmyk(54%, 16%, 0%, 52%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #38667A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #38667A scores 6.27:1 against white and 3.35:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #38667A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #38667A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 15.63, which is visibly different.

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