#28A0A5#28A0A5
#28A0A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.100 H 199.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28A0A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 160, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 3%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.16, -29.75, -11.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.16, 32.04, 201.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.53% -0.0949 -0.0331) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.53% 0.1 199.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2343, 28.3069, 39.9874) |
| Luminance | 0.2831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.30
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.91
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.22
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.53
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28A0A5 #A52D28
analogous
#28A56B #28A0A5 #2861A5
triadic
#28A0A5 #A528A0 #A0A528
tetradic
#28A0A5 #6B28A5 #A52D28 #61A528
square
#28A0A5 #6B28A5 #A52D28 #61A528
split-complementary
#28A0A5 #A52861 #A56B28
monochromatic
#104042 #1C7074 #28A0A5 #3BC9CF #6CD7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#28A0A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#28A0A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #28A0A5
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28A0A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28A0A5 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9498A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#828BA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A6A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28a0a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 160, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.100 199.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78bcbf',
500: '#28a0a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28a0a5; $custom-light: #78bcbf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28a0a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 160,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.4,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64534,
"c": 0.10048,
"h": 199.2
},
"luminance": 0.28309
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28A0A5
secondary
#C26B67
accent
#4A44E4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181