Recognised as Colour
#428B86
- #428B86
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#428B86 is a cyan with RGB values 66, 139, 134 and HSL 176°, 36%, 40%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#428B86#428B86
HEX#428B86
RGBrgb(66, 139, 134)
RGB (0–1)0.2588, 0.5451, 0.5255
RGB percentages25.9%, 54.5%, 52.5%
HSLhsl(175.9, 35.6%, 40.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(175.9, 52.5%, 54.5%)
CMYK52.5%, 0%, 3.6%, 45.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,361,094
CSS custom property--colour: #428B86;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.21345WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.27:1
Contrast with white3.99:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7B7B7B
Inverted#BD7479
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.99:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8B4247
Analogous#428B62, #426C8B
Triadic#86428B, #8B8642
Split complementary#8B426C, #8B6242
Tetradic#62428B, #8B4247, #6C8B42
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R66
G139
B134
Red66 (25.9%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue134 (52.5%)
Hue175.89°
Saturation (HSL)35.61%
Lightness40.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 42 · G 8B · B 86
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