What color is #428356?

#428356 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428356?

The RGB value is 66, 131, 86: 66 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428356?

The complementary color is #83426F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428356?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428356 color

#428356 rgb(66, 131, 86)

Shades of green

The hex color #428356 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 51.4% green and 33.7% blue (66, 131, 86).

Its hue angle is 138°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 34% yellow and 49% black.

The closest named color is Monster Monstera (#2F8351), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.61:1).

#428356 color codes

HEX	`#428356`
RGB	`rgb(66, 131, 86)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 51.4%, 33.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(138, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(138, 50%, 51%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 34%, 49%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.57, -31.51, 18.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.57, 36.33, 150.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.042, 18.062, 11.654)`
Decimal	`4358998`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428356, 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 #428356	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.61:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#428356 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.55:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.61:1	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 #428356 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428356; }
.text { color: #428356; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428356; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 131 86 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428356, #428376); }

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Questions

What color is #428356?: #428356 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Monster Monstera. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428356?: The RGB value is 66, 131, 86: 66 red, 131 green and 86 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428356?: The complementary color is #83426F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428356?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.61:1 and white text 4.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.