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#427785 Color

#427785 is rgb(66, 119, 133) in RGB, hsl(193, 34%, 39%) in HSL, and about cmyk(50%, 11%, 0%, 48%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.79. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#427785
HEX#427785
RGBrgb(66, 119, 133)
HSLhsl(193, 34%, 39%)
HSVhsv(193, 50%, 52%)
CMYKcmyk(50%, 11%, 0%, 48%)
OKLCHoklch(53.8% 0.06 216.8)
LABlab(46.79% -15.34 -13.50)
LCHlch(46.79% 20.43 221.35)

What #427785 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #427785, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#427785 Channel Values

How #427785 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 66 · G 119 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 193° · S 34% · L 39%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 193° · S 50% · V 52%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 50% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 48%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.99:1 vs white · 4.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #427785 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text4.99:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #427785

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #427785; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #427785

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #427785.

How #427785 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#427785
Protanopia#707085
Protanomaly#617385
Deuteranopia#696986
Deuteranomaly#5C6F86
Tritanopia#3E7979
Tritanomaly#40787E
Achromatopsia#6F6F6F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #427785 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-427785: #427785;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #427785;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-427785': '#427785' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.259, green: 0.467, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_427785">#427785</color>
SVG fillfill="#427785"

More Teal Colors

#427785 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#427785 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #427785?

#427785 is a dark teal — rgb(66, 119, 133) in RGB and hsl(193, 34%, 39%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.79.

What is the RGB value of #427785?

#427785 is rgb(66, 119, 133) — red 66, green 119, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #427785?

#427785 converts to approximately cmyk(50%, 11%, 0%, 48%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #427785 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #427785 scores 4.99:1 against white and 4.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #427785 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #427785 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is slategray (#708090) at a CIE76 distance of 13.71, which is visibly different.

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