What color is #428178?

#428178 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 #428178?

The RGB value is 66, 129, 120: 66 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428178?

The complementary color is #81424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428178?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428178 color

#428178 rgb(66, 129, 120)

Shades of teal

The hex color #428178 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 50.6% green and 47.1% blue (66, 129, 120).

Its hue angle is 171°, with 32% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 49% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Turquoise Tortoise (#457B74), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.64:1).

#428178 color codes

HEX	`#428178`
RGB	`rgb(66, 129, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 50.6%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(171, 32%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(171, 49%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(49%, 0%, 7%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.75, -22.64, -1.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.75, 22.68, 183.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.486, 18.214, 20.571)`
Decimal	`4358520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428178, 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 #428178	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.64:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#428178 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.52:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.64:1	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 #428178 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428178; }
.text { color: #428178; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428178; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 129 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428178, #426a81); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #428178?: #428178 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 #428178?: The RGB value is 66, 129, 120: 66 red, 129 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428178?: The complementary color is #81424B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428178?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.64:1 and white text 4.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.