What color is #28C03F?

#28C03F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #28C03F?

The RGB value is 40, 192, 63: 40 red, 192 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #28C03F?

The complementary color is #C028A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #28C03F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#28C03F color

#28C03F rgb(40, 192, 63)

Shades of green

The hex color #28C03F is a moderate green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 15.7% red, 75.3% green and 24.7% blue (40, 192, 63).

Its hue angle is 129°, with 66% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 79% cyan, 0% magenta, 67% yellow and 25% black.

The closest named color is Whole Nine Yards (#03C03C), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.7:1).

#28C03F color codes

HEX	`#28C03F`
RGB	`rgb(40, 192, 63)`
RGB percent	`rgb(15.7%, 75.3%, 24.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(129, 66%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(129, 79%, 75%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(79%, 0%, 67%, 25%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.39, -63.32, 52.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.39, 82.08, 140.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(20.62, 38.507, 11.047)`
Decimal	`2670655`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #28C03F, 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 #28C03F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#28C03F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.7:1	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 #28C03F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #28c03f; }
.text { color: #28c03f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #28c03f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(40 192 63 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #28c03f, #28c08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime Green.

Questions

What color is #28C03F?: #28C03F is a moderate green, closest to the named color Whole Nine Yards. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #28C03F?: The RGB value is 40, 192, 63: 40 red, 192 green and 63 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #28C03F?: The complementary color is #C028A9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #28C03F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.7:1 and white text 2.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.