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#28b2d5 color: Aquarius

#28b2d5 is rgb(40, 178, 213) in RGB and oklch(70.897% 0.12073 220.053) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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192°
100%

70.9%
0.121
220°
  • Sky blue
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Sky blue
  • cyan-500
  • Black 16%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.49:1Hard to read
Lc -54
Black text
8.42:1Readable · AA
Lc 55

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About #28b2d5

#28b2d5 is a bright light sky blue color. In OKLCH it has 70.9% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 220°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.49:1 contrast and black text 8.42:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Aquarius (#2db0ce). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light sky blue colors

Lighter: #28b2d5 mixed with white

  1. 28b2d5
  2. 4cbad9
  3. 65c2de
  4. 7bcae2
  5. 90d1e7
  6. a3d9eb
  7. b6e1ef
  8. c9e8f3
  9. dbf0f7
  10. edf8fb

Darker: #28b2d5 mixed with black

  1. 28b2d5
  2. 219ab9
  3. 1b839e
  4. 156d83
  5. 0f576a
  6. 094351
  7. 042f3a
  8. 021d24
  9. 010c10
  10. 000102

Calmer: #28b2d5 with less saturation

  1. 28b2d5
  2. 41b1d0
  3. 52afcb
  4. 60aec6
  5. 6bacc1
  6. 76abbb
  7. 80a9b6
  8. 89a7b1
  9. 91a5ac
  10. 99a3a6

Questions about #28b2d5

What color is #28b2d5?

#28b2d5 is bright light sky blue. The closest named color is Aquarius. In RGB it is rgb(40, 178, 213), in HSL hsl(192.14, 68.38%, 49.61%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.897% 0.12073 220.053).

What colors go well with #28b2d5?

The complementary color of #28b2d5 is #e18666. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #0fb9b2 and #63a6e9. The triadic partners are #d382b9 and #b3a33f.

Is white or black text more readable on #28b2d5?

Black text reads better on #28b2d5: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.49:1 and black gives 8.42:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28b2d5 a warm or cool color?

#28b2d5 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 220 degrees, its lightness 70.9% and its chroma 0.121.