#28AF9A#28AF9A
#28AF9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.115 H 179.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28AF9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 175, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 12%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.52, -39.90, 0.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.52, 39.90, 178.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.97% -0.115 0.0012) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.97% 0.115 179.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0349, 33.4415, 35.8591) |
| Luminance | 0.3344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.55
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.70
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.85
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.23
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28AF9A #AF283D
analogous
#28AF57 #28AF9A #2880AF
triadic
#28AF9A #9A28AF #AF9A28
tetradic
#28AF9A #5728AF #AF283D #80AF28
square
#28AF9A #5728AF #AF283D #80AF28
split-complementary
#28AF9A #AF2880 #AF5728
monochromatic
#114B42 #1D7D6E #28AF9A #41D4BD #73DFCE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#28AF9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#28AF9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28AF9A
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28AF9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28AF9A | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A499
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96979C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28af9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 175, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.115 179.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c7b7',
500: '#28af9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28af9a; $custom-light: #79c7b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28af9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 175,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.667,
"s": 62.791,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67969,
"c": 0.115,
"h": 179.4
},
"luminance": 0.33444
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28AF9A
secondary
#C66D7B
accent
#425BE6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1311
muted
#7C8280