#28AFA9#28AFA9
#28AFA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.110 H 190.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28AFA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 175, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 77%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 0%, 3.4%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.94, -35.67, -7.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.94, 36.36, 191.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.46% -0.108 -0.0196) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.46% 0.11 190.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3631, 33.9727, 42.8545) |
| Luminance | 0.3398 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.90
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.86
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28AFA9 #AF282E
analogous
#28AF65 #28AFA9 #2872AF
triadic
#28AFA9 #A928AF #AFA928
tetradic
#28AFA9 #6528AF #AF282E #72AF28
square
#28AFA9 #6528AF #AF282E #72AF28
split-complementary
#28AFA9 #AF2872 #AF6528
monochromatic
#114B49 #1D7D79 #28AFA9 #41D4CD #73DFDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#28AFA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#28AFA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28AFA9
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28AFA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28AFA9 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A6A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9298AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28afa9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 175, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.110 190.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7c2',
500: '#28afa9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28afa9; $custom-light: #7ac7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28afa9",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 175,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.333,
"s": 62.791,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68455,
"c": 0.10981,
"h": 190.3
},
"luminance": 0.33976
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28AFA9
secondary
#C66D71
accent
#4249E6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281