#427575

A dark, muted cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #427575

When working with digital screens, the color #427575 is rendered by mixing light. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Teal. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 117 parts green, and 117 parts blue light.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. Its ink density profile breaks down to 44% cyan, 0% magenta, 0% yellow, and 54% black. With a hue angle of 180.0 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#427575
RGB66, 117, 117
HSL180.0°, 27.9%, 35.9%
CMYK44%, 0%, 0%, 54%
HSV180.0°, 43.6%, 45.9%
LAB45.9, -17.1, -5.4
XYZ11.8, 15.2, 19.1
Decimal4355445

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
4.03:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.43:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #427575; }
.text-color { color: #427575; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #427575; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080