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#28ca7e color: Magical Malachite

#28ca7e is rgb(40, 202, 126) in RGB and oklch(74.214% 0.16852 156.508) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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152°
100%

74.2%
0.169
157°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.13:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.84:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #28ca7e

#28ca7e is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.2% lightness, 0.169 chroma and a hue of 157°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.13:1 contrast and black text 9.84:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Magical Malachite (#22cc88). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #28ca7e mixed with white

  1. 28ca7e
  2. 4ed08b
  3. 69d598
  4. 7fdba4
  5. 94e0b1
  6. a7e6be
  7. b9ebcb
  8. cbf0d8
  9. ddf5e5
  10. eefaf2

Darker: #28ca7e mixed with black

  1. 28ca7e
  2. 21af6d
  3. 1b955c
  4. 157c4c
  5. 0f643c
  6. 094d2d
  7. 04371f
  8. 022211
  9. 010f05
  10. 000201

Calmer: #28ca7e with less saturation

  1. 28ca7e
  2. 44c783
  3. 57c588
  4. 66c28d
  5. 73bf91
  6. 7ebc96
  7. 89b99a
  8. 92b69f
  9. 9bb2a3
  10. a3afa7

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Colors that go with #28ca7e

Complementary
#28ca7e#ec7ed3
Analogous
#28ca7e#90be35#00c9ba
Triadic
#28ca7e#93a0ff#ff7f5a
Split
#28ca7e#c78cfe#ff789a

Questions about #28ca7e

What color is #28ca7e?

#28ca7e is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Magical Malachite. In RGB it is rgb(40, 202, 126), in HSL hsl(151.85, 66.94%, 47.45%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.214% 0.16852 156.508).

What colors go well with #28ca7e?

The complementary color of #28ca7e is #ec7ed3. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #90be35 and #00c9ba. The triadic partners are #93a0ff and #ff7f5a.

Is white or black text more readable on #28ca7e?

Black text reads better on #28ca7e: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.13:1 and black gives 9.84:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #28ca7e a warm or cool color?

#28ca7e is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 157 degrees, its lightness 74.2% and its chroma 0.169.