What color is #428C8B?

#428C8B 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 #428C8B?

The RGB value is 66, 140, 139: 66 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #428C8B?

The complementary color is #8C4243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #428C8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#428C8B color

#428C8B rgb(66, 140, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #428C8B is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 54.9% green and 54.5% blue (66, 140, 139).

Its hue angle is 179°, with 36% saturation and 40% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 53% cyan, 0% magenta, 1% yellow and 45% black.

The closest named color is Turkish Jade (#2B888D), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.36:1).

#428C8B color codes

HEX	`#428C8B`
RGB	`rgb(66, 140, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 54.9%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(179, 36%, 40%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(179, 53%, 55%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(53%, 0%, 1%, 45%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(53.79, -23.12, -6.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(53.79, 24.02, 195.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(16.283, 21.777, 27.766)`
Decimal	`4361355`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #428C8B, 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 #428C8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.36:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#428C8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.92:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.36:1	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 #428C8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #428c8b; }
.text { color: #428c8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #428c8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 140 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #428c8b, #42688c); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #428C8B?: #428C8B 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 #428C8B?: The RGB value is 66, 140, 139: 66 red, 140 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #428C8B?: The complementary color is #8C4243, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #428C8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.36:1 and white text 3.92:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.