What color is #426B67?

#426B67 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #426B67?

The RGB value is 66, 107, 103: 66 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #426B67?

The complementary color is #6B4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #426B67?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#426B67 color

#426B67 rgb(66, 107, 103)

Shades of teal

The hex color #426B67 is a dark, grayish spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 42% green and 40.4% blue (66, 107, 103).

Its hue angle is 174°, with 24% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 38% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 58% black.

The closest named color is Moonlit Forest (#3E6D6A), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.95:1).

#426B67 color codes

HEX	`#426B67`
RGB	`rgb(66, 107, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 42%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(174, 24%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(174, 38%, 42%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(38%, 0%, 4%, 58%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(42.23, -15.35, -2.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(42.23, 15.52, 188.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(9.952, 12.652, 14.747)`
Decimal	`4352871`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #426B67, 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 #426B67	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.53:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#426B67 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.53:1	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 #426B67 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #426b67; }
.text { color: #426b67; }
.border { border: 2px solid #426b67; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 107 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #426b67, #425b6b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #426B67?: #426B67 is a dark, grayish spring green, closest to the named color Moonlit Forest. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #426B67?: The RGB value is 66, 107, 103: 66 red, 107 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #426B67?: The complementary color is #6B4246, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #426B67?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.53:1 and white text 5.95:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.