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Recognised as Colour

#28C697

  • #28C697
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Medium aquamarine

#28C697 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 198, 151 and HSL 162°, 66%, 47%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium aquamarine.

Colour values

#28C697#28C697
HEX#28C697
RGBrgb(40, 198, 151)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.7765, 0.5922
RGB percentages15.7%, 77.6%, 59.2%
HSLhsl(162.2, 66.4%, 46.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(162.2, 79.8%, 77.6%)
CMYK79.8%, 0%, 23.7%, 22.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,672,279
CSS custom property--colour: #28C697;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.43074WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.61:1
Contrast with white2.18:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.61:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#D73968

Colour vision & accessibility

Protanopia#C1B894no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AEAA9Ano green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 49.1 from the original
Tritanopia#00C7B9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.18:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.61:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Nearest named CSS colourMedium aquamarine (#66CDAA)ΔE 13.35, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

Complementary#C62857
Analogous#28C648, #28A6C6
Triadic#9728C6, #C69728
Split complementary#C628A6, #C64828
Tetradic#4828C6, #C62857, #A6C628

Tints, shades & saturation

Lighter +40%#C6F4E6
Lighter +30%#9CEBD3
Lighter +20%#72E2C1
Lighter +10%#47DAAE
Darker −10%#1F9C77
Darker −20%#177156
Darker −30%#0E4736
Darker −40%#061C16
More saturated +25%#0AE4A3
Less saturated −25%#46A88B

Channel breakdown

R40
G198
B151
Red40 (15.7%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue151 (59.2%)
Hue162.15°
Saturation (HSL)66.39%
Lightness46.67%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G C6 · B 97

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