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#428259 color: Adamite Green

#428259 is rgb(66, 130, 89) in RGB and oklch(55.233% 0.09247 153.99) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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142°
100%

55.2%
0.092
154°
  • Green
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • emerald-700
  • Black 49%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.60:1Readable · AA
Lc -77
Black text
4.57:1Readable · AA
Lc 32

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About #428259

#428259 is a soft green color. In OKLCH it has 55.2% lightness, 0.092 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast and black text 4.57:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Adamite Green (#3b845e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-700.

More medium green colors

Lighter: #428259 mixed with white

  1. 428259
  2. 568e68
  3. 689a78
  4. 7ba788
  5. 8eb398
  6. a0bfa9
  7. b3ccba
  8. c6d9cb
  9. d9e5dc
  10. ecf2ed

Darker: #428259 mixed with black

  1. 428259
  2. 38704c
  3. 2f5f40
  4. 254e34
  5. 1c3e28
  6. 142f1d
  7. 0b2013
  8. 051209
  9. 010603
  10. 000100

Calmer: #428259 with less saturation

  1. 428259
  2. 48815c
  3. 4e7f5e
  4. 547e61
  5. 597c63
  6. 5d7b66
  7. 627968
  8. 66776b
  9. 6a766d
  10. 6e7470

Questions about #428259

What color is #428259?

#428259 is soft green. The closest named color is Adamite Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 130, 89), in HSL hsl(141.56, 32.65%, 38.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.233% 0.09247 153.99).

What colors go well with #428259?

The complementary color of #428259 is #935d89. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #677b3b and #178478. The triadic partners are #616ea8 and #a15d4d.

Is white or black text more readable on #428259?

White text reads better on #428259: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and black gives 4.57:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #428259 a warm or cool color?

#428259 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 55.2% and its chroma 0.092.