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#28bc6c color: Welsh Onion

#28bc6c is rgb(40, 188, 108) in RGB and oklch(70.225% 0.16699 153.598) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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148°
100%

70.2%
0.167
154°
  • Green
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.47:1Hard to read
Lc -53
Black text
8.50:1Readable · AA
Lc 56

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About #28bc6c

#28bc6c is a bright light green color. In OKLCH it has 70.2% lightness, 0.167 chroma and a hue of 154°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.47:1 contrast and black text 8.5:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Welsh Onion (#22bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light green colors

Lighter: #28bc6c mixed with white

  1. 28bc6c
  2. 4cc37b
  3. 66ca89
  4. 7cd198
  5. 90d8a6
  6. a4dfb5
  7. b7e5c4
  8. c9ecd2
  9. dbf2e1
  10. edf9f0

Darker: #28bc6c mixed with black

  1. 28bc6c
  2. 21a35d
  3. 1b8b4e
  4. 157340
  5. 0f5d32
  6. 094725
  7. 043219
  8. 021f0d
  9. 010d04
  10. 000200

Calmer: #28bc6c with less saturation

  1. 28bc6c
  2. 41b972
  3. 52b777
  4. 5fb47d
  5. 6bb182
  6. 75af87
  7. 7fac8c
  8. 88a991
  9. 90a696
  10. 98a29a

Questions about #28bc6c

What color is #28bc6c?

#28bc6c is bright light green. The closest named color is Welsh Onion. In RGB it is rgb(40, 188, 108), in HSL hsl(147.57, 64.91%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(70.225% 0.16699 153.598).

What colors go well with #28bc6c?

The complementary color of #28bc6c is #db73ca. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #8baf19 and #00bba9. The triadic partners are #7f94ff and #f57256.

Is white or black text more readable on #28bc6c?

Black text reads better on #28bc6c: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.47:1 and black gives 8.5:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28bc6c a warm or cool color?

#28bc6c is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 154 degrees, its lightness 70.2% and its chroma 0.167.