Information about #427474 color

#427474 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #427474 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(66, 116, 116) (25.9% red, 45.5% green, 45.5% blue), or CMYK 20 / 0 / 0 / 55 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#427474 is a moderately toned water-like cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Faded Jade (#427977). Slightly further away sit Vintage Teal (#3B7577) and Dark Green Copper (#4A766E).

The recipe behind #427474 is rgb(66, 116, 116), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 4.0:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #427474 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#427474 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#427474 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#427474 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#427474 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#427474 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#437460

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#427474 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#755C43
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#75435C
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#754375
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#434375
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#5C4375
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#754343
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#5C7543
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Nearest named colors to #427474

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Faded Jade color link
Faded Jade

#427977

Vintage Teal color link
Vintage Teal

#3B7577

Dark Green Copper color link
Dark Green Copper

#4A766E

Bismark color link
Bismark

#486C7A

Beetle Green color link
Beetle Green

#4C787E

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Viridian color link
Viridian

#40826D

Breaker Bay color link
Breaker Bay

#517B78

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Sabbatical color link
Sabbatical

#547377

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

#427474 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#427474
  • RGB66, 116, 116
  • CMYK20, 0, 0, 55
  • CSSrgb(66, 116, 116)
  • HSL180°, 27%, 36%
  • HSL Precise180°, 27.473%, 35.686%
  • HSV180°, 43%, 45%
  • HSB180°, 43%, 45%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.455
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.455, 0.455)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.455, 0.455, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.455, 0.455)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB45.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.5%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID427474
  • DECIMAL ID4355188
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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