What color is #428078?

#428078 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428078?

The RGB value is 66, 128, 120: 66 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428078?

The complementary color is #80424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428078?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428078 color

#428078 rgb(66, 128, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #428078 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 50.2% green and 47.1% blue (66, 128, 120).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 48% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 50% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.59:1).

#428078 color codes

HEX	`#428078`
RGB	`rgb(66, 128, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 50.2%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 48%, 50%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(48%, 0%, 6%, 50%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.44, -22.12, -1.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.44, 22.2, 184.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.355, 17.952, 20.527)`
Decimal	`4358264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428078, 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 #428078	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#428078 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.57:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.59:1	Pass	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 #428078 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428078; }
.text { color: #428078; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428078; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 128 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428078, #426980); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #428078?: #428078 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Turquoise Tortoise. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428078?: The RGB value is 66, 128, 120: 66 red, 128 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428078?: The complementary color is #80424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428078?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 and white text 4.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.