What color is #288885?

#288885 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #288885?

The RGB value is 40, 136, 133: 40 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #288885?

The complementary color is #88282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #288885?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#288885 color

#288885 rgb(40, 136, 133)

Shades of teal

The hex color #288885 is a dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 53.3% green and 52.2% blue (40, 136, 133).

Its hue angle is 178°, with 55% saturation and 35% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 2% yellow and 47% black.

The closest named color is Dark Cyan (#008B8B), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.95:1).

#288885 color codes

HEX	`#288885`
RGB	`rgb(40, 136, 133)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 53.3%, 52.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(178, 55%, 35%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(178, 71%, 53%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 2%, 47%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(51.55, -27.69, -6.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(51.55, 28.42, 193.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(13.911, 19.751, 25.265)`
Decimal	`2656389`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #288885, 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 #288885	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.95:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#288885 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.24:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.95:1	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 #288885 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #288885; }
.text { color: #288885; }
.border { border: 2px solid #288885; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 136 133 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #288885, #285b88); }

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Questions

What color is #288885?: #288885 is a dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Cyan. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #288885?: The RGB value is 40, 136, 133: 40 red, 136 green and 133 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #288885?: The complementary color is #88282B, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #288885?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.95:1 and white text 4.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.