#28838C#28838C

#28838C is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.186; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.084 H 204.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#28838C
RGB	rgb(40, 131, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 56%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(185, 71%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(71.4%, 6.4%, 0%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.19, -22.98, -12.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.19, 26.19, 208.66°)
OKLab	oklab(56.18% -0.076 -0.0349)
OKLCH	oklch(56.18% 0.084 204.7)
XYZ	xyz(13.7229, 18.5756, 27.6681)
Luminance	0.1858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#28838C #8C3128

analogous

#288C63 #28838C #28518C

triadic

#28838C #8C2883 #838C28

tetradic

#28838C #63288C #8C3128 #518C28

square

#28838C #63288C #8C3128 #518C28

split-complementary

#28838C #8C2851 #8C6328

monochromatic

#0D2A2D #1A565C #28838C #36B0BC #5EC6D1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.45

#28838C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.72

#28838C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #28838C

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##28838C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##28838C	1.00	4.45	4.72	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#787E8D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A738C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008986

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #28838c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 131, 140);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.084 204.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#71a7ad',
    500: '#28838c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #28838c;
$custom-light: #71a7ad;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#28838c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 40,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 140
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.4,
    "s": 55.556,
    "l": 35.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56176,
    "c": 0.08362,
    "h": 204.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.18577
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#28838C

secondary

#B6625A

accent

#5649DF

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#090F10

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #28838C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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