Recognised as Colour
#28927B
- #28927B
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark cyan
#28927B is a cyan with RGB values 40, 146, 123 and HSL 167°, 57%, 36%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark cyan.
Colour values
#28927B#28927B
HEX#28927B
RGBrgb(40, 146, 123)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5725, 0.4824
RGB percentages15.7%, 57.3%, 48.2%
HSLhsl(167, 57%, 36.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 72.6%, 57.3%)
CMYK72.6%, 0%, 15.8%, 42.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,658,939
CSS custom property--colour: #28927B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.22439WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness121.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.49:1
Contrast with white3.83:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.49:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7A7A7A
Inverted#D76D84
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.83:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.49:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#92283F
Analogous#289246, #287492
Triadic#7B2892, #927B28
Split complementary#922874, #924628
Tetradic#462892, #92283F, #749228
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G146
B123
Red40 (15.7%)
Green146 (57.3%)
Blue123 (48.2%)
Hue166.98°
Saturation (HSL)56.99%
Lightness36.47%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 92 · B 7B
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