Recognised as Colour
#28EFA1
- #28EFA1
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Medium spring green
#28EFA1 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 239, 161 and HSL 156°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Medium spring green.
Colour values
#28EFA1#28EFA1
HEX#28EFA1
RGBrgb(40, 239, 161)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.9373, 0.6314
RGB percentages15.7%, 93.7%, 63.1%
HSLhsl(156.5, 86.1%, 54.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(156.5, 83.3%, 93.7%)
CMYK83.3%, 0%, 32.6%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,682,785
CSS custom property--colour: #28EFA1;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64757WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.95:1
Contrast with white1.51:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.95:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#D7105E
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.51:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.95:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#EF2876
Analogous#28EF3D, #28DAEF
Triadic#A128EF, #EFA128
Split complementary#EF28DA, #EF3D28
Tetradic#3D28EF, #EF2876, #DAEF28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G239
B161
Red40 (15.7%)
Green239 (93.7%)
Blue161 (63.1%)
Hue156.48°
Saturation (HSL)86.15%
Lightness54.71%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G EF · B A1
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