What color is #28A6AF?

#28A6AF is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28A6AF?

The RGB value is 40, 166, 175: 40 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28A6AF?

The complementary color is #AF3128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28A6AF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28A6AF color

#28A6AF rgb(40, 166, 175)

Shades of teal

The hex color #28A6AF is a moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 65.1% green and 68.6% blue (40, 166, 175).

Its hue angle is 184°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Baltic (#279D9F), a difference of 3.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.16:1).

#28A6AF color codes

HEX	`#28A6AF`
RGB	`rgb(40, 166, 175)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 65.1%, 68.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(184, 63%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(184, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 5%, 0%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.35, -29.59, -14.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.35, 32.84, 205.7)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(22.246, 30.816, 45.325)`
Decimal	`2664111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28A6AF, 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 #28A6AF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#28A6AF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.16:1	Pass	Pass	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 #28A6AF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28a6af; }
.text { color: #28a6af; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28a6af; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 166 175 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28a6af, #2862af); }

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Questions

What color is #28A6AF?: #28A6AF is a moderate cyan, closest to the named color Baltic. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28A6AF?: The RGB value is 40, 166, 175: 40 red, 166 green and 175 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28A6AF?: The complementary color is #AF3128, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28A6AF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.16:1 and white text 2.93:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.