Recognised as Colour
#28786F
- #28786F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#28786F is a cyan with RGB values 40, 120, 111 and HSL 173°, 50%, 31%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 5.2:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#28786F#28786F
HEX#28786F
RGBrgb(40, 120, 111)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.4706, 0.4353
RGB percentages15.7%, 47.1%, 43.5%
HSLhsl(173.3, 50%, 31.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.3, 66.7%, 47.1%)
CMYK66.7%, 0%, 7.5%, 52.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,652,271
CSS custom property--colour: #28786F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.15032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness101.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 5.24:1
Contrast with white5.24:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.01:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#666666
Inverted#D78790
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text5.24:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.01:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#782831
Analogous#287847, #285978
Triadic#6F2878, #786F28
Split complementary#782859, #784728
Tetradic#472878, #782831, #597828
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G120
B111
Red40 (15.7%)
Green120 (47.1%)
Blue111 (43.5%)
Hue173.25°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness31.37%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 78 · B 6F
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