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#28DCBB

#28dcbb ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28dcbb is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 86.27% green and 73.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 81.82% cyan, 0% magenta, 15% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 169°, with 72% saturation and 50.98% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with clarity, calm and renewal. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.37.

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Relative luminance0.5523

Complementary

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #dc2849

Split complementary

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #dc28a3
  3. #dc6128

Analogous

  1. #28dc61
  2. #28dcbb
  3. #28a3dc

Triadic

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #bb28dc
  3. #dcbb28

Tetradic

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #2849dc
  3. #dc2849
  4. #dcbb28

Square

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #6128dc
  3. #dc2849
  4. #a3dc28

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5c4e
  2. #1a9e86
  3. #28dcbb
  4. #6ae7d0
  5. #acf1e5

Shades

#28dcbb mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #24c6a8
  3. #20b096
  4. #1c9a83
  5. #188470
  6. #146e5e
  7. #10584b
  8. #0c4238
  9. #082c25
  10. #041613
  11. #000000

Tints

#28dcbb mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #3ee0c2
  3. #53e3c9
  4. #69e7cf
  5. #7eead6
  6. #94eedd
  7. #a9f1e4
  8. #bff5eb
  9. #d4f8f1
  10. #eafcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28dcbb mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28dcbb
  2. #31d3b5
  3. #3acaaf
  4. #42c0a9
  5. #4bb7a3
  6. #54ae9e
  7. #5da598
  8. #669c92
  9. #6e928c
  10. #778986
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9ecec0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ceba ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bdbdbe ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00dfd2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aad4ba ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98cabd ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00dec9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28dcbb {
  color: #28dcbb;
}
Background
.bg-28dcbb {
  background-color: #28dcbb;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28dcbb {
  border: 2px solid #28dcbb;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28dcbb;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 220 187;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28dcbb {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28dcbb, #28a3dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28dcbb {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 220 187 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.37 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 5.65 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.57 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.86 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.16 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 9.20 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 9.67 #d72344 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#28dcbb  rgb(40, 220, 187)  hsl(169, 72%, 51%)  Turquoise
#dc2849  rgb(220, 40, 73)  hsl(349, 72%, 51%)  Amaranth
#bb28dc  rgb(187, 40, 220)  hsl(289, 72%, 51%)  Electric Purple
#dcbb28  rgb(220, 187, 40)  hsl(49, 72%, 51%)  Old Gold