#28AAB9#28AAB9
#28AAB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.108 H 206.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28AAB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 170, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 78%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.4%, 8.1%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.92, -28.43, -17.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.92, 33.37, 211.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.8% -0.0961 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.8% 0.108 206.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0029, 32.7004, 50.9363) |
| Luminance | 0.3270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.96
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.05
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.92
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.77
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 11.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28AAB9 #B93728
analogous
#28B980 #28AAB9 #2862B9
triadic
#28AAB9 #B928AA #AAB928
tetradic
#28AAB9 #8028B9 #B93728 #62B928
square
#28AAB9 #8028B9 #B93728 #62B928
split-complementary
#28AAB9 #B92862 #B98028
monochromatic
#124E54 #1D7C87 #28AAB9 #47C8D7 #79D7E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#28AAB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#28AAB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28AAB9
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28AAB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28AAB9 | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA3BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8795B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28aab9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 170, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.108 206.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3ce',
500: '#28aab9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28aab9; $custom-light: #7bc3ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28aab9",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 170,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.207,
"s": 64.444,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67795,
"c": 0.10769,
"h": 206.8
},
"luminance": 0.32703
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28AAB9
secondary
#CA7C73
accent
#5240E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182