What color is #428469?

#428469 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428469?

The RGB value is 66, 132, 105: 66 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428469?

The complementary color is #84425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428469?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428469 color

#428469 rgb(66, 132, 105)

Shades of green

The hex color #428469 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 51.8% green and 41.2% blue (66, 132, 105).

Its hue angle is 155°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 20% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Elf (#1B8A6B), a difference of 4.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.74:1).

#428469 color codes

HEX	`#428469`
RGB	`rgb(66, 132, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 51.8%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(155, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(155, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 20%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.31, -27.9, 8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.31, 29.07, 163.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.047, 18.68, 16.28)`
Decimal	`4359273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428469, 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 #428469	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428469 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.43:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.74:1	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 #428469 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428469; }
.text { color: #428469; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428469; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 132 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428469, #427e84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #428469?: #428469 is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Elf. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428469?: The RGB value is 66, 132, 105: 66 red, 132 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428469?: The complementary color is #84425D, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428469?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.74:1 and white text 4.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.