#428A8A Color

#428A8A is rgb(66, 138, 138) in RGB and hsl(180, 35%, 40%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is CadetBlue. Black text is most readable on this background.

#428A8A

HEX#428A8A

RGBrgb(66, 138, 138)

HSLhsl(180, 35%, 40%)

HSVhsv(180, 52%, 54%)

OKLCHoklch(58.8% 0.072 195.4)

CMYKcmyk(52%, 0%, 0%, 46%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #428A8A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text4.01:1AA normal ✗AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text5.23:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #428A8A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#428A8A Complementary#8A4242 Analogous#428A66 Analogous#42668A Triadic#8A428A Triadic#8A8A42

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #428A8A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#50A5A5 #6BB8B8 #87C5C5 #A2D2D2 #BEE0E0 #DDEEEE

Shades

#3A7878 #326767 #295656 #1F4141 #173030 #0F1F1F

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