#28B2A9#28B2A9
#28B2A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.112 H 188.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28B2A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 178, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 63%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 78%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 0%, 5.1%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.87, -37.05, -5.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.87, 37.48, 188.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.111 -0.0159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.112 188.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9535, 35.1535, 43.0513) |
| Luminance | 0.3516 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 0.45
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.50
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.93
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.38
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28B2A9 #B22831
analogous
#28B264 #28B2A9 #2876B2
triadic
#28B2A9 #A928B2 #B2A928
tetradic
#28B2A9 #6428B2 #B22831 #76B228
square
#28B2A9 #6428B2 #B22831 #76B228
split-complementary
#28B2A9 #B22876 #B26428
monochromatic
#124E4A #1D807A #28B2A9 #43D5CB #75E0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#28B2A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#28B2A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28B2A9
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28B2A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28B2A9 | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959AAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28b2a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 178, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.112 188.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc9c2',
500: '#28b2a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28b2a9; $custom-light: #7bc9c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28b2a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 178,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.087,
"s": 63.303,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6921,
"c": 0.11213,
"h": 188.1
},
"luminance": 0.35156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28B2A9
secondary
#C76F74
accent
#414CE6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281