#28B0B8#28B0B8
#28B0B8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.110 H 201.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28B0B8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 176, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 78%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -31.66, -14.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 34.70, 204.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.24% -0.1024 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.24% 0.11 201.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0482, 34.9594, 50.7658) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.11
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.39
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.01
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.20
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28B0B8 #B83028
analogous
#28B878 #28B0B8 #2868B8
triadic
#28B0B8 #B828B0 #B0B828
tetradic
#28B0B8 #7828B8 #B83028 #68B828
square
#28B0B8 #7828B8 #B83028 #68B828
split-complementary
#28B0B8 #B82868 #B87828
monochromatic
#125053 #1D8086 #28B0B8 #46CFD7 #79DCE2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#28B0B8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#28B0B8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28B0B8
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28B0B8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28B0B8 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A8B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E99B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28b0b8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 176, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.110 201.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc8cd',
500: '#28b0b8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28b0b8; $custom-light: #7cc8cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28b0b8",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 176,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.333,
"s": 64.286,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69241,
"c": 0.1097,
"h": 201.1
},
"luminance": 0.34962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28B0B8
secondary
#CA7772
accent
#4A41E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282