#428C7C#428C7C
#428C7C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.078 H 177.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #428C7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 140, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 36%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 53%, 55%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.9%, 0%, 11.4%, 45.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.35, -27.16, 1.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.35, 27.20, 176.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.8% -0.0783 0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.078 177.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(15.2614, 21.3683, 22.3851) |
| Luminance | 0.2137 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 2.80
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 4.68
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 5.96
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.06
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#428C7C #8C4252
analogous
#428C57 #428C7C #42778C
triadic
#428C7C #7C428C #8C7C42
tetradic
#428C7C #57428C #8C4252 #778C42
square
#428C7C #57428C #8C4252 #778C42
split-complementary
#428C7C #8C4277 #8C5742
monochromatic
#1B3932 #2E6257 #428C7C #5AB19E #84C5B7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.98
#428C7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.27
#428C7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #428C7C
5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##428C7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##428C7C | 1.00 | 3.98 | 5.27 | 5.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#87847B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7B7C7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#1D8E87
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #428c7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 140, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.078 177.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7daea1',
500: '#428c7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #428c7c; $custom-light: #7daea1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#428c7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 66,
"g": 140,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.027,
"s": 35.922,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58796,
"c": 0.07837,
"h": 177.3
},
"luminance": 0.2137
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#428C7C
secondary
#B07A86
accent
#5C74CC
background
#F7FAF9
surface
#EEF4F2
border
#C9CECC
text
#0A100F
muted
#7C7F7E