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#428769 color: Mallard Green

#428769 is rgb(66, 135, 105) in RGB and oklch(56.95% 0.08502 163.281) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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154°
100%

57%
0.085
163°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Cool
  • ≈ Teal
  • teal-600
  • Black 47%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #428769

#428769 is a soft emerald color. In OKLCH it has 57% lightness, 0.085 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, 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: #428769 mixed with white

  1. 428769
  2. 569377
  3. 699e85
  4. 7caa94
  5. 8fb6a2
  6. a1c2b1
  7. b4cec0
  8. c6dad0
  9. d9e6df
  10. ecf3ef

Darker: #428769 mixed with black

  1. 428769
  2. 38755a
  3. 2f634c
  4. 25513e
  5. 1c4131
  6. 143124
  7. 0b2118
  8. 05130c
  9. 010604
  10. 000100

Calmer: #428769 with less saturation

  1. 428769
  2. 49866a
  3. 50846c
  4. 56836d
  5. 5b816f
  6. 617f70
  7. 657e72
  8. 6a7c73
  9. 6f7b74
  10. 737976

Questions about #428769

What color is #428769?

#428769 is soft emerald. The closest named color is Mallard Green. In RGB it is rgb(66, 135, 105), in HSL hsl(153.91, 34.33%, 39.41%) and in OKLCH oklch(56.95% 0.08502 163.281).

What colors go well with #428769?

The complementary color of #428769 is #9a6384. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #63824d and #298785. The triadic partners are #7070a8 and #a1664e.

Is white or black text more readable on #428769?

White text reads better on #428769: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #428769 a warm or cool color?

#428769 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 57% and its chroma 0.085.