What color is #426664?

#426664 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426664?

The RGB value is 66, 102, 100: 66 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426664?

The complementary color is #664244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426664?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426664 color

#426664 rgb(66, 102, 100)

Shades of teal

The hex color #426664 is a dark, grayish cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 40% green and 39.2% blue (66, 102, 100).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 21% saturation and 33% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 35% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 60% black.

The closest named color is Rosemary (#405E5C), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.33:1).

#426664 color codes

HEX	`#426664`
RGB	`rgb(66, 102, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 40%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 21%, 33%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 35%, 40%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(35%, 0%, 2%, 60%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(40.54, -13.33, -2.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(40.54, 13.66, 192.58)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.298, 11.581, 13.799)`
Decimal	`4351588`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426664, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #426664	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426664 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.33:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.32:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #426664 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426664; }
.text { color: #426664; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426664; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 102 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426664, #425666); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Slate Gray.

Questions

What color is #426664?: #426664 is a dark, grayish cyan, closest to the named color Rosemary. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426664?: The RGB value is 66, 102, 100: 66 red, 102 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426664?: The complementary color is #664244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426664?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.32:1 and white text 6.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.