What color is #427C77?

#427C77 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 #427C77?

The RGB value is 66, 124, 119: 66 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #427C77?

The complementary color is #7C4247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #427C77?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#427C77 color

#427C77 rgb(66, 124, 119)

Shades of teal

The hex color #427C77 is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 48.6% green and 46.7% blue (66, 124, 119).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 31% saturation and 37% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 47% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 51% 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 4.79:1).

#427C77 color codes

HEX	`#427C77`
RGB	`rgb(66, 124, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 48.6%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 31%, 37%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 47%, 49%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(47%, 0%, 4%, 51%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(48.14, -20.29, -3.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(48.14, 20.54, 188.9)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.783, 16.904, 20.038)`
Decimal	`4357239`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #427C77, 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 #427C77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.38:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#427C77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.79:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.38:1	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 #427C77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #427c77; }
.text { color: #427c77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #427c77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 124 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #427c77, #42647c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #427C77?: #427C77 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 #427C77?: The RGB value is 66, 124, 119: 66 red, 124 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #427C77?: The complementary color is #7C4247, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #427C77?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.38:1 and white text 4.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.