#427D7B Hex Color

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#427d7b is a hex color. It can be described as ashy, dusty, very unsaturated, cold, cool and cyan. It is a shade of cyan, sky blue. The hex code is #427d7b.

Questions about #427d7b

What is #427d7b in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #427d7b is rgb(66, 125, 123), in HSL hsl(178, 31%, 37%) and in CMYK 47%, 0%, 2%, 51%.
Is #427d7b readable on white or black?
#427d7b has a 4.71:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.45:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.