#428A50

A medium, moderate green closely aligning with Seagreen.

About #428A50

The hex code #428A50 represents a beautifully specific shade of green. If you're using CSS, you might find it aligns closely with Seagreen. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 66, 138, and 80.

For print applications, it's crucial to understand its CMYK makeup. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 0% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 131.7° hue, 35.3% saturation, and 40.0% lightness.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Because it is a medium color, it is generally recommended to use #000000 text. Always test your color combinations using a contrast checker before publishing.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#428A50
RGB66, 138, 80
HSL131.7°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK52%, 0%, 42%, 46%
HSV131.7°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB51.7, -35.8, 24.3
XYZ12.8, 19.9, 10.8
Decimal4360784

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.21:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
4.98:1
Text on #000000
AA
4.03:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.24:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #428A50; }
.text-color { color: #428A50; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #428A50; }

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