#428B99#428B99
#428B99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.219; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.075 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428B99 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 139, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 40%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 57%, 60%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.94, -18.52, -14.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.94, 23.44, 217.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.58% -0.064 -0.0398) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.58% 0.075 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(17.2269, 21.9218, 33.4543) |
| Luminance | 0.2192 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 4.09
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 6.41
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 7.41
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.55
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.18
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428B99 #995042
analogous
#42997B #428B99 #425F99
triadic
#428B99 #99428B #8B9942
tetradic
#428B99 #7B4299 #995042 #5F9942
square
#428B99 #7B4299 #995042 #5F9942
split-complementary
#428B99 #99425F #997B42
monochromatic
#1D3D43 #30646E #428B99 #5EABBA #89C1CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.90
#428B99 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.38
#428B99 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428B99
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428B99 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428B99 | 1.00 | 3.90 | 5.38 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80879A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#727D99
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00918F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428b99; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 139, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.075 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7eadb7',
500: '#428b99',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428b99; $custom-light: #7eadb7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428b99",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 139,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.655,
"s": 39.726,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59575,
"c": 0.07536,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.21923
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428B99
secondary
#B78980
accent
#6B58D0
background
#F8FAFB
surface
#EFF4F6
border
#CACED0
text
#0B1011
muted
#7C7F80