#428892

Closest named color: Teal Blue (#01889F). oklch(58.6% 0.072 207.7), rgb(66, 136, 146).

Black text reads best on this color (5.16:1).

About this color

#428892 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.072 and its hue 208°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Teal Blue (#01889F), ΔE 0.033 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.16:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.072)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Teal Blue (#01889F)
Black text	5.16:1
White text	4.06:1

Values

HEX	#428892
RGB	rgb(66, 136, 146)
HSL	hsl(188, 38%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.6% 0.072 207.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #428892	4.06:1	AA large text	Lc -73.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #428892	5.16:1	AA	Lc 36.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#428892 text on white	4.06:1	AA large text	Lc 67.7	Content text, not long reading
#428892 text on black	5.16:1	AA	Lc -34.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F7

oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
Step 100
100

#E3ECED

oklch(93.7% 0.01 204.9)
Step 200
200

#CCDDDF

oklch(88.5% 0.018 205.3)
Step 300
300

#A9C7CB

oklch(80.9% 0.033 206.4)
Step 400
400

#7BAAB1

oklch(70.7% 0.051 207.6)
Step 500
500

#56959E

oklch(63.1% 0.066 207.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#428892

oklch(58.6% 0.072 207.7)
Step 700
700

#2A6B74

oklch(49% 0.067 207.7)
Step 800
800

#25575F

oklch(42.6% 0.055 209.3)
Step 900
900

#23484D

oklch(37.6% 0.043 206.9)
Step 950
950

#152A2D

oklch(26.9% 0.027 207.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#428892 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7E8393	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#717A92	0.063
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#008D8B	0.036
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7E7E7E	0.072