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#28bcaa color: Tealish

#28bcaa is rgb(40, 188, 170) in RGB and oklch(71.758% 0.12046 182.387) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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173°
100%

71.8%
0.120
182°
  • Teal
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 26%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.37:1Hard to read
Lc -51
Black text
8.86:1Readable · AA
Lc 58

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About #28bcaa

#28bcaa is a bright light teal color. In OKLCH it has 71.8% lightness, 0.12 chroma and a hue of 182°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.37:1 contrast and black text 8.86:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Tealish (#24bca8). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More light teal colors

Lighter: #28bcaa mixed with white

  1. 28bcaa
  2. 4dc3b2
  3. 67caba
  4. 7dd1c3
  5. 92d7cb
  6. a5ded4
  7. b8e5dc
  8. caebe5
  9. dcf2ee
  10. edf9f6

Darker: #28bcaa mixed with black

  1. 28bcaa
  2. 21a393
  3. 1b8b7d
  4. 157368
  5. 0f5d53
  6. 09473f
  7. 04322d
  8. 021f1b
  9. 010d0b
  10. 000201

Calmer: #28bcaa with less saturation

  1. 28bcaa
  2. 42baa9
  3. 54b8a9
  4. 62b5a8
  5. 6eb3a7
  6. 79b1a7
  7. 83aea6
  8. 8caca6
  9. 94a9a5
  10. 9ca6a4

Questions about #28bcaa

What color is #28bcaa?

#28bcaa is bright light teal. The closest named color is Tealish. In RGB it is rgb(40, 188, 170), in HSL hsl(172.7, 64.91%, 44.71%) and in OKLCH oklch(71.758% 0.12046 182.387).

What colors go well with #28bcaa?

The complementary color of #28bcaa is #e2829d. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #64b97e and #1eb7d0. The triadic partners are #b291e2 and #d9924e.

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

Black text reads better on #28bcaa: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.37:1 and black gives 8.86:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28bcaa a warm or cool color?

#28bcaa is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 182 degrees, its lightness 71.8% and its chroma 0.12.