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#28b68e color: Green Velour

#28b68e is rgb(40, 182, 142) in RGB and oklch(69.421% 0.13024 168.619) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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163°
100%

69.4%
0.130
169°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 29%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.57:1Hard to read
Lc -55
Black text
8.17:1Readable · AA
Lc 54

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About #28b68e

#28b68e is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 69.4% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 169°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.57:1 contrast and black text 8.17:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Green Velour (#25b68b). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #28b68e mixed with white

  1. 28b68e
  2. 4bbe99
  3. 65c5a4
  4. 7bccaf
  5. 90d4ba
  6. a3dbc5
  7. b6e2d1
  8. c9eadc
  9. dbf1e8
  10. edf8f3

Darker: #28b68e mixed with black

  1. 28b68e
  2. 219e7b
  3. 1b8668
  4. 156f56
  5. 0f5944
  6. 094434
  7. 043024
  8. 021d15
  9. 010c07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #28b68e with less saturation

  1. 28b68e
  2. 40b48f
  3. 51b191
  4. 5eaf92
  5. 6aad94
  6. 74aa95
  7. 7da797
  8. 86a598
  9. 8ea29a
  10. 959f9b

Questions about #28b68e

What color is #28b68e?

#28b68e is bright emerald. The closest named color is Green Velour. In RGB it is rgb(40, 182, 142), in HSL hsl(163.1, 63.96%, 43.53%) and in OKLCH oklch(69.421% 0.13024 168.619).

What colors go well with #28b68e?

The complementary color of #28b68e is #d779aa. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #71b05e and #00b4ba. The triadic partners are #9a8ee8 and #dd824f.

Is white or black text more readable on #28b68e?

Black text reads better on #28b68e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.57:1 and black gives 8.17:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28b68e a warm or cool color?

#28b68e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 169 degrees, its lightness 69.4% and its chroma 0.13.