All About Color #428A8A

#428A8A

About #428A8A

#428A8A is a medium cyan color with the hex code #428A8A. In RGB it is red 66, green 138, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 180°, saturation 35%, lightness 40%; in CMYK it is 52%, 0%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.01:1 on white and 5.23:1 on black.

#428A8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet42, 8A, 8A
CMYK52.17%, 0.00%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal66, 138, 138
HSL180°, 35%, 40%
RGB Octal102, 212, 212
HSV (HSB)180.00°, 52.17%, 54.12%
RGB Binary1000010, 10001010, 10001010
CIE-L*AB53.14, -22.36, -6.90
RGB Percent25.88%, 54.12%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH53.14, 23.41, 197.15
XYZ15.92, 21.17, 27.29
CIE-L*UV53.14, -30.73, -6.63
xyY0.25, 0.33, 21.17
Hunter-Lab46.01, -18.75, -2.96
RYB25.88%, 40.00%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#428A8A on a dark background: contrast 5.23:1, passes WCAG AA.
#428A8A on a light background: contrast 4.01:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #428A8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#428A8A · #6EB9B9 · #244C4C · #8A4242 · #B96E6E

Analogous palette

#428A42 · #428A66 · #428A8A · #42668A · #42428A

Triadic palette

#428A8A · #8A428A · #8A8A42 · #6EB9B9 · #B96EB9

Tetradic palette

#428A8A · #66428A · #8A4242 · #668A42 · #244C4C

Monochromatic palette

#112222 · #295656 · #428A8A · #64B4B4 · #98CDCD

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