#28B0BD#28B0BD
#28B0BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.110 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28B0BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 176, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 65%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 79%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, -30.12, -16.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 34.45, 209.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.43% -0.1002 -0.0465) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.43% 0.11 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5816, 35.1727, 53.5750) |
| Luminance | 0.3518 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 1.93
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.71
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.98
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.87
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.79
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 10.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28B0BD #BD3528
analogous
#28BD80 #28B0BD #2865BD
triadic
#28B0BD #BD28B0 #B0BD28
tetradic
#28B0BD #8028BD #BD3528 #65BD28
square
#28B0BD #8028BD #BD3528 #65BD28
split-complementary
#28B0BD #BD2865 #BD8028
monochromatic
#135258 #1D818A #28B0BD #4ACCD9 #7CDAE3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#28B0BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.04
#28B0BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28B0BD
8.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28B0BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28B0BD | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.04 | 8.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A9BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D9ABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28b0bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 176, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.110 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc8d0',
500: '#28b0bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28b0bd; $custom-light: #7cc8d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28b0bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 176,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.235,
"s": 65.066,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69431,
"c": 0.11048,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.35176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28B0BD
secondary
#CB7D75
accent
#4E40E8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1314
muted
#7C8282