Recognised as Colour
#28977F
- #28977F
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Light seagreen
#28977F is a cyan with RGB values 40, 151, 127 and HSL 167°, 58%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.
Colour values
#28977F#28977F
HEX#28977F
RGBrgb(40, 151, 127)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.5922, 0.498
RGB percentages15.7%, 59.2%, 49.8%
HSLhsl(167, 58.1%, 37.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(167, 73.5%, 59.2%)
CMYK73.5%, 0%, 15.9%, 40.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,660,223
CSS custom property--colour: #28977F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.24117WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness125.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.82:1
Contrast with white3.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.82:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#7E7E7E
Inverted#D76880
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.61:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.82:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#972840
Analogous#289748, #287797
Triadic#7F2897, #977F28
Split complementary#972877, #974828
Tetradic#482897, #972840, #789728
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G151
B127
Red40 (15.7%)
Green151 (59.2%)
Blue127 (49.8%)
Hue167.03°
Saturation (HSL)58.12%
Lightness37.45%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G 97 · B 7F
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