Information about #428C8E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #428C8E is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 140, 142) — 25.9% red, 54.9% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 30 / 1 / 0 / 44. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A mildly saturated cyan, #428C8E carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Blue Chill (#408F90). Slightly further away sit Lochinvar (#489084) and Landmark (#3E9889).

In RGB terms — rgb(66, 140, 142) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 5.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.9:1. #428C8E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#428C8E color variations

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

#428C8E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#428C8E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#428C8E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#428C8E 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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#428C8E 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #428C8E

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

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Lochinvar color link
Lochinvar

#489084

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Dusty Teal color link
Dusty Teal

#4C9085

Sea Turtle Green color link
Sea Turtle Green

#438D80

Hippie Blue color link
Hippie Blue

#49889A

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

Patriot color link
Patriot

#4F9292

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Paradiso color link
Paradiso

#488084

Dirty Blue color link
Dirty Blue

#3F829D

Jelly Bean Blue color link
Jelly Bean Blue

#44798E

#428C8E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#428C8E
  • RGB66, 140, 142
  • CMYK30, 1, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(66, 140, 142)
  • HSL182°, 37%, 41%
  • HSL Precise181.579°, 36.538%, 40.784%
  • HSV182°, 54%, 56%
  • HSB182°, 54%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.549, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.549, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.549, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX ID428C8E
  • DECIMAL ID4361358
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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