What color is #428986?

#428986 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428986?

The RGB value is 66, 137, 134: 66 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428986?

The complementary color is #894245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428986?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428986 color

#428986 rgb(66, 137, 134)

Shades of teal

The hex color #428986 is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 53.7% green and 52.5% blue (66, 137, 134).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 35% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 52% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 46% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.15:1).

#428986 color codes

HEX	`#428986`
RGB	`rgb(66, 137, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 53.7%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 35%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 52%, 54%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(52%, 0%, 2%, 46%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.7, -22.97, -5.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.7, 23.56, 192.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(15.494, 20.769, 25.742)`
Decimal	`4360582`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428986, 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 #428986	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.15:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428986 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.07:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.15:1	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 #428986 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428986; }
.text { color: #428986; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428986; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 137 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428986, #426989); }

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Questions

What color is #428986?: #428986 is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Turkish Jade. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428986?: The RGB value is 66, 137, 134: 66 red, 137 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428986?: The complementary color is #894245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428986?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.15:1 and white text 4.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.