#28B4AC#28B4AC
#28B4AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 69.8% C 0.113 H 189.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #28B4AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(40, 180, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 0%, 4.4%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -37.11, -6.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 37.63, 189.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.81% -0.1116 -0.0176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.81% 0.113 189) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6392, 36.0691, 44.6852) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 0.66
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 2.38
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.55
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.85
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 7.83
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#28B4AC #B42830
analogous
#28B466 #28B4AC #2876B4
triadic
#28B4AC #AC28B4 #B4AC28
tetradic
#28B4AC #6628B4 #B42830 #76B428
square
#28B4AC #6628B4 #B42830 #76B428
split-complementary
#28B4AC #B42876 #B46628
monochromatic
#12504C #1D827C #28B4AC #44D5CD #76E1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#28B4AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#28B4AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #28B4AC
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##28B4AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##28B4AC | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9AAAC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969CAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B9B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #28b4ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(40, 180, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.8% 0.113 189.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bcbc4',
500: '#28b4ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #28b4ac; $custom-light: #7bcbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#28b4ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 40,
"g": 180,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.571,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69813,
"c": 0.11298,
"h": 189
},
"luminance": 0.36072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#28B4AC
secondary
#C87075
accent
#414BE7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281