#428A7C

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #428A7C

Visually, #428A7C is defined as a moderate cyan. Its closest recognized web color is Teal. This translates to an RGB value of rgb(66, 138, 124).

While screens use RGB, printing presses rely on Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, and Key (black). To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 0% magenta inks. With a hue angle of 168.3 degrees, it sits comfortably in the cyan spectrum.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. To prevent eye strain, #000000 text pairs best with this hex code. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#428A7C
RGB66, 138, 124
HSL168.3°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK52%, 0%, 10%, 46%
HSV168.3°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB52.7, -26.2, 0.6
XYZ15.0, 20.8, 22.3
Decimal4360828

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.07:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.16:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.89:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.38:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #428A7C; }
.text-color { color: #428A7C; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #428A7C; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080