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#28EAEF

#28eaef ≈ Aqua

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Cool
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#28eaef is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.69% red, 91.76% green and 93.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 83.26% cyan, 2.09% magenta, 0% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 181.51°, with 86.15% saturation and 54.71% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Aqua (#00ffff), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#33ffff
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Relative luminance0.6553

Complementary

  1. #28eaef
  2. #ef2d28

Split complementary

  1. #28eaef
  2. #ef2887
  3. #ef9128

Analogous

  1. #28ef91
  2. #28eaef
  3. #2887ef

Triadic

  1. #28eaef
  2. #ef28ea
  3. #eaef28

Tetradic

  1. #28eaef
  2. #2d28ef
  3. #ef2d28
  4. #eaef28

Square

  1. #28eaef
  2. #9128ef
  3. #ef2d28
  4. #87ef28

Monochromatic

  1. #097375
  2. #0eb8bc
  3. #28eaef
  4. #6ff1f4
  5. #b6f8fa

Shades

#28eaef mixed progressively with black.

  1. #28eaef
  2. #24d3d7
  3. #20bbbf
  4. #1ca4a7
  5. #188c8f
  6. #147578
  7. #105e60
  8. #0c4648
  9. #082f30
  10. #041718
  11. #000000

Tints

#28eaef mixed progressively with white.

  1. #28eaef
  2. #3eecf1
  3. #53eef2
  4. #69f0f4
  5. #7ef2f5
  6. #94f5f7
  7. #a9f7f9
  8. #bff9fa
  9. #d4fbfc
  10. #eafdfd
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#28eaef mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #28eaef
  2. #31dfe4
  3. #3ad5d9
  4. #42cace
  5. #4bc0c3
  6. #54b5b8
  7. #5daaac
  8. #66a0a1
  9. #6e9596
  10. #778b8b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #aadddf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9dff0 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bfcbf0 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00f2eb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #aee3ef ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #99d8f0 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00efed ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-28eaef {
  color: #28eaef;
}
Background
.bg-28eaef {
  background-color: #28eaef;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-28eaef {
  border: 2px solid #28eaef;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #28eaef;
  --color-primary-rgb: 40 234 239;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 86% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-28eaef {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #28eaef, #2887ef);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-28eaef {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(40 234 239 / 0.35);
}

#00ffff Aqua ΔE 4.73 #00ffff Cyan ΔE 4.73 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 5.06 #7df9ff Electric Blue ΔE 5.42 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.63 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 6.71 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 7.33 #d71510 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Aqua
#28eaef  rgb(40, 234, 239)  hsl(182, 86%, 55%)  Aqua
#ef2d28  rgb(239, 45, 40)  hsl(2, 86%, 55%)  Cinnabar
#ef28ea  rgb(239, 40, 234)  hsl(302, 86%, 55%)  Fuchsia
#eaef28  rgb(234, 239, 40)  hsl(62, 86%, 55%)  Titanium Yellow