What color is #42847C?

#42847C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42847C?

The RGB value is 66, 132, 124: 66 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42847C?

The complementary color is #84424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42847C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42847C color

#42847C rgb(66, 132, 124)

Shades of teal

The hex color #42847C is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 51.8% green and 48.6% blue (66, 132, 124).

Its hue angle is 173°, with 33% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 50% cyan, 0% magenta, 6% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.82:1).

#42847C color codes

HEX	`#42847C`
RGB	`rgb(66, 132, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 51.8%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(173, 33%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(173, 50%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(50%, 0%, 6%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(50.82, -23.12, -2.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(50.82, 23.22, 185.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.135, 19.115, 22.01)`
Decimal	`4359292`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42847C, 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 #42847C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.82:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42847C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.35:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.82:1	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 #42847C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42847c; }
.text { color: #42847c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42847c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 132 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42847c, #426b84); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #42847C?: #42847C is a desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Emerald Whispers. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42847C?: The RGB value is 66, 132, 124: 66 red, 132 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42847C?: The complementary color is #84424A, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42847C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.82:1 and white text 4.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.