What color is #427A71?

#427A71 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #427A71?

The RGB value is 66, 122, 113: 66 red, 122 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427A71?

The complementary color is #7A424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427A71?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427A71 color

#427A71 rgb(66, 122, 113)

Shades of teal

The hex color #427A71 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 47.8% green and 44.3% blue (66, 122, 113).

Its hue angle is 170°, with 30% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 46% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 52% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.94:1).

#427A71 color codes

HEX	`#427A71`
RGB	`rgb(66, 122, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 47.8%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(170, 30%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(170, 46%, 48%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(46%, 0%, 7%, 52%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(47.32, -20.83, -0.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(47.32, 20.85, 182.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.186, 16.269, 18.118)`
Decimal	`4356721`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427A71, 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 #427A71	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.25:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427A71 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.94:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.25:1	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 #427A71 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427a71; }
.text { color: #427a71; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427a71; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 122 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427a71, #42677a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #427A71?: #427A71 is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #427A71?: The RGB value is 66, 122, 113: 66 red, 122 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427A71?: The complementary color is #7A424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427A71?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.25:1 and white text 4.94:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.