What color is #427876?

#427876 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 #427876?

The RGB value is 66, 120, 118: 66 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427876?

The complementary color is #784244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427876?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427876 color

#427876 rgb(66, 120, 118)

Shades of teal

The hex color #427876 is a dark, desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 47.1% green and 46.3% blue (66, 120, 118).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 29% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 45% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 53% black.

The closest named color is Tropical Rain (#447777), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.02:1).

#427876 color codes

HEX	`#427876`
RGB	`rgb(66, 120, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 47.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 29%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 45%, 47%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(45%, 0%, 2%, 53%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(46.84, -18.43, -4.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(46.84, 18.97, 193.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.232, 15.898, 19.56)`
Decimal	`4356214`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427876, 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 #427876	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.18:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427876 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.02:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.18:1	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 #427876 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427876; }
.text { color: #427876; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427876; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 120 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427876, #425f78); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #427876?: #427876 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 #427876?: The RGB value is 66, 120, 118: 66 red, 120 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427876?: The complementary color is #784244, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427876?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.18:1 and white text 5.02:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.