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#428666 color: Mallard Green

#428666 is rgb(66, 134, 102) in RGB and oklch(56.609% 0.08616 161.423) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

56.6%
0.086
161°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.34:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.83:1Readable · AA
Lc 34

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About #428666

#428666 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 56.6% lightness, 0.086 chroma and a hue of 161°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.34:1 contrast and black text 4.83:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Mallard Green (#478865). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-600.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #428666 mixed with white

  1. 428666
  2. 569274
  3. 699d83
  4. 7ca991
  5. 8eb5a0
  6. a1c1b0
  7. b3cebf
  8. c6dacf
  9. d9e6df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #428666 mixed with black

  1. 428666
  2. 387458
  3. 2f624a
  4. 25513c
  5. 1c402f
  6. 143023
  7. 0b2117
  8. 05130c
  9. 010604
  10. 000100

Calmer: #428666 with less saturation

  1. 428666
  2. 498568
  3. 4f8369
  4. 55826b
  5. 5b806d
  6. 607e6e
  7. 657d70
  8. 697b71
  9. 6e7a73
  10. 727875

Questions about #428666

What color is #428666?

#428666 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 134, 102), in HSL hsl(151.76, 34%, 39.22%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.609% 0.08616 161.423).

What colors go well with #428666?

The complementary color of #428666 is #996285. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #64814a and #268683. The triadic partners are #6e70a8 and #a1654e.

Is white or black text more readable on #428666?

White text reads better on #428666: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.34:1 and black gives 4.83:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #428666 a warm or cool color?

#428666 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 161 degrees, its lightness 56.6% and its chroma 0.086.