Information about #426E63 color

#426E63 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #426E63 is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(66, 110, 99) — 25.9% red, 43.1% green, 38.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 4 / 57. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A moderately toned water-like cyan, #426E63 occupies the middle of the lightness scale. 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 near neighbor of Tax Break (#496569). Slightly further away sit Odyssey (#4F6D69) and Smalt Blue (#496267).

The recipe behind #426E63 is rgb(66, 110, 99), with green as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #426E63 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#426E63 color variations

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

#426E63 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #426E63

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

Tax Break color link
Tax Break

#496569

Odyssey color link
Odyssey

#4F6D69

Smalt Blue color link
Smalt Blue

#496267

Como color link
Como

#4C785C

Stormcloud color link
Stormcloud

#4F666A

Stromboli color link
Stromboli

#406356

Amazon color link
Amazon

#3B7A57

Streetwise color link
Streetwise

#4F6971

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#426E63
  • RGB66, 110, 99
  • CMYK17, 0, 4, 57
  • CSSrgb(66, 110, 99)
  • HSL165°, 25%, 35%
  • HSL Precise165°, 25%, 34.51%
  • HSV165°, 40%, 43%
  • HSB165°, 40%, 43%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.431
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.388
  • GLSLvec3(0.259, 0.431, 0.388)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.259, 0.431, 0.388, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.259, 0.431, 0.388)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB38.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID426E63
  • DECIMAL ID4353635
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01