What color is #42928F?

#42928F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #42928F?

The RGB value is 66, 146, 143: 66 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #42928F?

The complementary color is #924245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #42928F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#42928F color

#42928F rgb(66, 146, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #42928F is a desaturated cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 25.9% red, 57.3% green and 56.1% blue (66, 146, 143).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 38% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 55% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 43% black.

The closest named color is Sea (#3C9992), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 5.74:1).

#42928F color codes

HEX	`#42928F`
RGB	`rgb(66, 146, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(25.9%, 57.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 38%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 55%, 57%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(55%, 0%, 2%, 43%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(55.78, -25.06, -5.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(55.78, 25.74, 193.13)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.481, 23.698, 29.634)`
Decimal	`4362895`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #42928F, 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 #42928F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	5.74:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#42928F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.66:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	5.74:1	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 #42928F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #42928f; }
.text { color: #42928f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #42928f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(66 146 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #42928f, #426d92); }

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Questions

What color is #42928F?: #42928F is a desaturated cyan, closest to the named color Sea. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #42928F?: The RGB value is 66, 146, 143: 66 red, 146 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #42928F?: The complementary color is #924245, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #42928F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 5.74:1 and white text 3.66:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.