#28B1B6#28B1B6
#28B1B6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.353; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.110 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28B1B6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 177, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 64%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 2.7%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.96, -32.75, -12.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.96, 35.13, 201.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.42% -0.1042 -0.0354) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.42% 0.11 198.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0369, 35.2697, 49.7351) |
| Luminance | 0.3527 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.84
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.58
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.70
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28B1B6 #B62D28
analogous
#28B674 #28B1B6 #286AB6
triadic
#28B1B6 #B628B1 #B1B628
tetradic
#28B1B6 #7428B6 #B62D28 #6AB628
square
#28B1B6 #7428B6 #B62D28 #6AB628
split-complementary
#28B1B6 #B6286A #B67428
monochromatic
#124F52 #1D8084 #28B1B6 #45D1D6 #77DDE1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#28B1B6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.05
#28B1B6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28B1B6
8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28B1B6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28B1B6 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.05 | 8.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A9B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#909AB7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28b1b6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 177, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.110 198.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cc9cb',
500: '#28b1b6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28b1b6; $custom-light: #7cc9cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28b1b6",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 177,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.113,
"s": 63.964,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69415,
"c": 0.11004,
"h": 198.7
},
"luminance": 0.35273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28B1B6
secondary
#C97471
accent
#4741E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282