#28bcd7

Color #28bcd7

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Sky Blue #87ceeb · ΔE 15.93 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#28bcd7

RGB

rgb(40, 188, 215)

HSL

hsl(189.3, 68.6%, 50%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.3, 81.4%, 84.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(81.4%, 12.6%, 0%, 15.7%)

LAB

lab(70.4, -27.8, -24.15)

LCH

lch(70.4, 36.82, 220.98)

OKLCH

oklch(73.4%, 0.1213, 213.74)

HWB

hwb(189.3, 15.7%, 15.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#d74328

Analogous

#28d79b

#28bcd7

#2864d7

Triadic

#28bcd7

#d728bc

#bcd728

Split-complementary

#28bcd7

#d72864

#d79b28

Tetradic

#28bcd7

#4328d7

#d74328

#bcd728

Square

#28bcd7

#9b28d7

#d74328

#64d728

Shades

Color #28bcd7 mixed toward black.

#219db3

#1b7d8f

#145e6b

#0d3f48

#071f24

Tints

Color #28bcd7 mixed toward white.

#4cc7de

#70d2e4

#94ddeb

#b7e9f2

#dbf4f8

Tones

Color #28bcd7 mixed toward gray.

#37b2c8

#45a8ba

#549eab

#62949d

#718a8e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.26:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485d1 · ΔE 29.1

Deuteranopia

#7c71cf · ΔE 33.4

Tritanopia

#3ccccb · ΔE 10.5

Achromatopsia

#acacac · ΔE 22.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #28bcd7;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28bcd7]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#28bcd7 (#28bcd7) is rgb(40, 188, 215) in RGB.

No, #28bcd7 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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