Colour
#28747F
- #28747F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#28747F is a cyan with RGB values 40, 116, 127 and HSL 188°, 52%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.4:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#28747F#28747F
HEX#28747F
RGBrgb(40, 116, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4549, 0.498
RGB percentages15.7%, 45.5%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(187.6, 52.1%, 32.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 68.5%, 49.8%)
CMYK68.5%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,651,263
CSS custom property--colour: #28747F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.14474WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.39:1
Contrast with white5.39:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black3.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#656565
Inverted#D78B80
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text3.89:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F3328
Analogous#287F5F, #28487F
Triadic#7F2874, #747F28
Split complementary#7F2848, #7F5F28
Tetradic#5F287F, #7F3328, #487F28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G116
B127
Red40 (15.7%)
Green116 (45.5%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue187.59°
Saturation (HSL)52.1%
Lightness32.75%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 28 · G 74 · B 7F
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