#28AE9A#28AE9A
#28AE9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.331; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.114 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28AE9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 174, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 0%, 11.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.20, -39.45, 0.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.20, 39.46, 179.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.71% -0.114 0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.71% 0.114 180) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8409, 33.0536, 35.7945) |
| Luminance | 0.3306 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.93
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.54
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.84
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.50
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28AE9A #AE283C
analogous
#28AE57 #28AE9A #287FAE
triadic
#28AE9A #9A28AE #AE9A28
tetradic
#28AE9A #5728AE #AE283C #7FAE28
square
#28AE9A #5728AE #AE283C #7FAE28
split-complementary
#28AE9A #AE287F #AE5728
monochromatic
#114A42 #1D7C6E #28AE9A #40D3BD #72DFCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#28AE9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#28AE9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28AE9A
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28AE9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28AE9A | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6A399
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95969C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28ae9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 174, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.114 180.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c7b7',
500: '#28ae9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28ae9a; $custom-light: #79c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28ae9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 174,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.045,
"s": 62.617,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67713,
"c": 0.11399,
"h": 180
},
"luminance": 0.33056
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28AE9A
secondary
#C66C7A
accent
#425BE6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280