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#28DFBD

#28dfbd ≈ Turquoise

  • teal
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#28dfbd is a color from the teal family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 87.45% green and 74.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.06% cyan, 0% magenta, 15.25% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 168.85°, with 74.09% saturation and 51.57% 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.569

Complementary

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #df284a

Split complementary

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #df28a6
  3. #df6128

Analogous

  1. #28df61
  2. #28dfbd
  3. #28a6df

Triadic

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #bd28df
  3. #dfbd28

Tetradic

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #284adf
  3. #df284a
  4. #dfbd28

Square

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #6128df
  3. #df284a
  4. #a6df28

Monochromatic

  1. #0e6051
  2. #18a289
  3. #28dfbd
  4. #6be9d1
  5. #adf3e6

Shades

#28dfbd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #24c9aa
  3. #20b297
  4. #1c9c84
  5. #188671
  6. #14705f
  7. #10594c
  8. #0c4339
  9. #082d26
  10. #041613
  11. #000000

Tints

#28dfbd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #3ee2c4
  3. #53e5ca
  4. #69e9d1
  5. #7eecd7
  6. #94efde
  7. #a9f2e5
  8. #bff5eb
  9. #d4f9f2
  10. #eafcf8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28dfbd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28dfbd
  2. #31d6b7
  3. #3accb1
  4. #42c3ab
  5. #4bb9a5
  6. #54b09f
  7. #5da698
  8. #669d92
  9. #6e938c
  10. #778a86
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a0d1c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6d0bb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #c0c0c0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #acd6bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9acdbf ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e1cc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28dfbd {
  color: #28dfbd;
}
Background
.bg-28dfbd {
  background-color: #28dfbd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28dfbd {
  border: 2px solid #28dfbd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28dfbd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 223 189;
  --color-primary-hsl: 169 74% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28dfbd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28dfbd, #28a6df);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28dfbd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 223 189 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 5.46 #66cdaa Medium Aquamarine ΔE 6.04 #00cc99 Caribbean Green ΔE 6.89 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 7.83 #7fffd4 Aquamarine ΔE 8.59 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 9.26 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 9.54 #d72042 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#28dfbd  rgb(40, 223, 189)  hsl(169, 74%, 52%)  Turquoise
#df284a  rgb(223, 40, 74)  hsl(349, 74%, 52%)  Amaranth
#bd28df  rgb(189, 40, 223)  hsl(289, 74%, 52%)  Electric Purple
#dfbd28  rgb(223, 189, 40)  hsl(49, 74%, 52%)  Old Gold