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#28DBDC

#28dbdc ≈ Dark Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28dbdc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 85.88% green and 86.27% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 0.45% magenta, 0% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 180.33°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.26:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dark Turquoise (#00ced1), ΔE 3.25.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5628

Complementary

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #dc2928

Split complementary

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #dc2881
  3. #dc8328

Analogous

  1. #28dc83
  2. #28dbdc
  3. #2881dc

Triadic

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #dc28db
  3. #dbdc28

Tetradic

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #2928dc
  3. #dc2928
  4. #dbdc28

Square

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #8328dc
  3. #dc2928
  4. #81dc28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5c5c
  2. #1a9d9e
  3. #28dbdc
  4. #6ae6e7
  5. #acf1f1

Shades

#28dbdc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #24c5c6
  3. #20afb0
  4. #1c999a
  5. #188384
  6. #146e6e
  7. #105858
  8. #0c4242
  9. #082c2c
  10. #041616
  11. #000000

Tints

#28dbdc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #3edfe0
  3. #53e2e3
  4. #69e6e7
  5. #7ee9ea
  6. #94edee
  7. #a9f1f1
  8. #bff4f5
  9. #d4f8f8
  10. #eafbfc
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28dbdc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28dbdc
  2. #31d2d3
  3. #3ac9ca
  4. #42c0c0
  5. #4bb7b7
  6. #54aeae
  7. #5da4a5
  8. #669b9c
  9. #6e9292
  10. #778989
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfcf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccd0dc ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b4bedd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a4d4dc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #91cadd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dfdb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28dbdc {
  color: #28dbdc;
}
Background
.bg-28dbdc {
  background-color: #28dbdc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28dbdc {
  border: 2px solid #28dbdc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28dbdc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 219 220;
  --color-primary-hsl: 180 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28dbdc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28dbdc, #2881dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28dbdc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 219 220 / 0.35);
}

#00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 3.25 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.30 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 3.76 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 4.67 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.73 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.81 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 7.81 #d72423 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Dark Turquoise
#28dbdc  rgb(40, 219, 220)  hsl(180, 72%, 51%)  Dark Turquoise
#dc2928  rgb(220, 41, 40)  hsl(0, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#dc28db  rgb(220, 40, 219)  hsl(300, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#dbdc28  rgb(219, 220, 40)  hsl(60, 72%, 51%)  Pear