What color is #28685F?

#28685F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28685F?

The RGB value is 40, 104, 95: 40 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28685F?

The complementary color is #682831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28685F?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28685F color

#28685F rgb(40, 104, 95)

Shades of teal

The hex color #28685F is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 40.8% green and 37.3% blue (40, 104, 95).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 44% saturation and 28% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 62% cyan, 0% magenta, 9% yellow and 59% black.

The closest named color is Terrestrial (#276757), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.49:1).

#28685F color codes

HEX	`#28685F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 104, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 40.8%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 44%, 28%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 62%, 41%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(62%, 0%, 9%, 59%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(39.88, -22.74, -1.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(39.88, 22.76, 182.6)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(7.89, 11.177, 12.566)`
Decimal	`2648159`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28685F, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #28685F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#28685F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.49:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #28685F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28685f; }
.text { color: #28685f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28685f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 104 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28685f, #285168); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pine Green.

Questions

What color is #28685F?: #28685F is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Terrestrial. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28685F?: The RGB value is 40, 104, 95: 40 red, 104 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28685F?: The complementary color is #682831, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28685F?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 3.24:1 and white text 6.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.