What color is #428680?

#428680 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 #428680?

The RGB value is 66, 134, 128: 66 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428680?

The complementary color is #864248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428680?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428680 color

#428680 rgb(66, 134, 128)

Shades of teal

The hex color #428680 is a desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 52.5% green and 50.2% blue (66, 134, 128).

Its hue angle is 175°, with 34% saturation and 39% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Emerald Whispers (#2B8478), a difference of 3.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#428680 color codes

HEX	`#428680`
RGB	`rgb(66, 134, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 52.5%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(175, 34%, 39%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(175, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 4%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.57, -23.07, -3.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.57, 23.32, 188.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(14.667, 19.766, 23.46)`
Decimal	`4359808`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428680, 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 #428680	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428680 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #428680 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428680; }
.text { color: #428680; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428680; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 134 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428680, #426a86); }

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Questions

What color is #428680?: #428680 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 #428680?: The RGB value is 66, 134, 128: 66 red, 134 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428680?: The complementary color is #864248, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428680?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.