#428A8A

A medium, moderate cyan closely aligning with Teal.

About #428A8A

When working with digital screens, the color #428A8A is rendered by mixing light. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Teal. Its digital footprint relies on 66 parts red, 138 parts green, and 138 parts blue light.

If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 52% cyan and 0% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Ensuring your text is legible against this background is a key part of web design. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#428A8A
RGB66, 138, 138
HSL180.0°, 35.3%, 40.0%
CMYK52%, 0%, 0%, 46%
HSV180.0°, 52.2%, 54.1%
LAB53.1, -22.4, -6.9
XYZ15.9, 21.2, 27.3
Decimal4360842

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

4.01:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.23:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.83:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.45:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #428A8A; }
.text-color { color: #428A8A; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #428A8A; }

Similar Colors

Teal
#008080