What color is #427370?

#427370 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #427370?

The RGB value is 66, 115, 112: 66 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427370?

The complementary color is #734245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427370?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427370 color

#427370 rgb(66, 115, 112)

Shades of teal

The hex color #427370 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 45.1% green and 43.9% blue (66, 115, 112).

Its hue angle is 176°, with 27% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 43% cyan, 0% magenta, 3% yellow and 55% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#427370 color codes

HEX	`#427370`
RGB	`rgb(66, 115, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 45.1%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(176, 27%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(176, 43%, 45%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(43%, 0%, 3%, 55%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(45.07, -17.35, -3.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(45.07, 17.71, 191.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.301, 14.589, 17.546)`
Decimal	`4354928`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427370, 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 #427370	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427370 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	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 #427370 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427370; }
.text { color: #427370; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427370; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 115 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427370, #425e73); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #427370?: #427370 is a dark, desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Tropical Rain. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #427370?: The RGB value is 66, 115, 112: 66 red, 115 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427370?: The complementary color is #734245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427370?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.92:1 and white text 5.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.