What color is #28818F?

#28818F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28818F?

The RGB value is 40, 129, 143: 40 red, 129 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28818F?

The complementary color is #8F3628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28818F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28818F color

#28818F rgb(40, 129, 143)

Shades of teal

The hex color #28818F is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 50.6% green and 56.1% blue (40, 129, 143).

Its hue angle is 188°, with 56% saturation and 36% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 72% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 44% black.

The closest named color is Bermuda (#1B7D8D), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.63:1).

#28818F color codes

HEX	`#28818F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 129, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 50.6%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(188, 56%, 36%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(188, 72%, 56%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(72%, 10%, 0%, 44%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.66, -20.97, -15.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.66, 25.85, 215.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.681, 18.133, 28.76)`
Decimal	`2654607`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28818F, 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 #28818F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#28818F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.54:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.63:1	Pass	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 #28818F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28818f; }
.text { color: #28818f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28818f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 129 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28818f, #284e8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Teal.

Questions

What color is #28818F?: #28818F is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Bermuda. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28818F?: The RGB value is 40, 129, 143: 40 red, 129 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28818F?: The complementary color is #8F3628, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28818F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.63:1 and white text 4.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.