What color is #28AF75?

#28AF75 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28AF75?

The RGB value is 40, 175, 117: 40 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28AF75?

The complementary color is #AF2862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28AF75?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28AF75 color

#28AF75 rgb(40, 175, 117)

Shades of green

The hex color #28AF75 is a moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 68.6% green and 45.9% blue (40, 175, 117).

Its hue angle is 154°, with 63% saturation and 42% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 77% cyan, 0% magenta, 33% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.48:1).

#28AF75 color codes

HEX	`#28AF75`
RGB	`rgb(40, 175, 117)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 68.6%, 45.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(154, 63%, 42%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(154, 77%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(77%, 0%, 33%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.67, -48.93, 19.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.67, 52.82, 157.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(19.414, 32.393, 22.055)`
Decimal	`2666357`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28AF75, 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 #28AF75	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#28AF75 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.48:1	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 #28AF75 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28af75; }
.text { color: #28af75; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28af75; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 175 117 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28af75, #28a6af); }

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Questions

What color is #28AF75?: #28AF75 is a moderate spring green, closest to the named color Medium Sea Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28AF75?: The RGB value is 40, 175, 117: 40 red, 175 green and 117 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28AF75?: The complementary color is #AF2862, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28AF75?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.48:1 and white text 2.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.