#28A5A2#28A5A2
#28A5A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.300; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.104 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28A5A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 165, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 1.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.63, -33.05, -8.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.63, 34.01, 193.65°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.69% -0.1013 -0.0224) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.69% 0.104 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8488, 29.9675, 38.8609) |
| Luminance | 0.2997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.26
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.33
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.95
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28A5A2 #A5282B
analogous
#28A563 #28A5A2 #2869A5
triadic
#28A5A2 #A228A5 #A5A228
tetradic
#28A5A2 #6328A5 #A5282B #69A528
square
#28A5A2 #6328A5 #A5282B #69A528
split-complementary
#28A5A2 #A52869 #A56328
monochromatic
#104241 #1C7472 #28A5A2 #3BCFCC #6CDBD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#28A5A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.99
#28A5A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #28A5A2
6.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28A5A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28A5A2 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 6.99 | 6.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9CA2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898FA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28a5a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 165, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.104 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0bd',
500: '#28a5a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28a5a2; $custom-light: #78c0bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28a5a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 165,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.56,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65688,
"c": 0.10369,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.2997
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28A5A2
secondary
#C26769
accent
#4448E4
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F6
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181