What color is #428851?

#428851 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428851?

The RGB value is 66, 136, 81: 66 red, 136 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428851?

The complementary color is #884279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428851?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428851 color

#428851 rgb(66, 136, 81)

Shades of green

The hex color #428851 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 53.3% green and 31.8% blue (66, 136, 81).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 51% cyan, 0% magenta, 40% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Underclover (#428C49), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.87:1).

#428851 color codes

HEX	`#428851`
RGB	`rgb(66, 136, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 53.3%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 51%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(51%, 0%, 40%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.11, -34.74, 22.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.11, 41.63, 146.55)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(12.535, 19.36, 10.859)`
Decimal	`4360273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428851, 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 #428851	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.87:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428851 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.31:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.87:1	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 #428851 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428851; }
.text { color: #428851; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428851; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 136 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428851, #428874); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #428851?: #428851 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Underclover. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428851?: The RGB value is 66, 136, 81: 66 red, 136 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428851?: The complementary color is #884279, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428851?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.87:1 and white text 4.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.