What color is #428C65?

#428C65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #428C65?

The RGB value is 66, 140, 101: 66 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428C65?

The complementary color is #8C4269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428C65?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428C65 color

#428C65 rgb(66, 140, 101)

Shades of green

The hex color #428C65 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 54.9% green and 39.6% blue (66, 140, 101).

Its hue angle is 148°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Illuminati Green (#419168), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.17:1).

#428C65 color codes

HEX	`#428C65`
RGB	`rgb(66, 140, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 54.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(148, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(148, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 28%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(52.79, -32.61, 13.95)`
CIE LCH	`lch(52.79, 35.47, 156.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.973, 20.853, 15.598)`
Decimal	`4361317`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428C65, 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 #428C65	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.17:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428C65 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.06:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.17:1	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 #428C65 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428c65; }
.text { color: #428c65; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428c65; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 140 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428c65, #428c8a); }

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Questions

What color is #428C65?: #428C65 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Illuminati Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #428C65?: The RGB value is 66, 140, 101: 66 red, 140 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428C65?: The complementary color is #8C4269, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428C65?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.17:1 and white text 4.06:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.