Recognised as Colour
#28FBE5
- #28FBE5
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Turquoise
#28FBE5 is a cyan with RGB values 40, 251, 229 and HSL 174°, 96%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.
Colour values
#28FBE5#28FBE5
HEX#28FBE5
RGBrgb(40, 251, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.9843, 0.898
RGB percentages15.7%, 98.4%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(173.7, 96.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.7, 84.1%, 98.4%)
CMYK84.1%, 0%, 8.8%, 1.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,685,925
CSS custom property--colour: #28FBE5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75103WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#D7041A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FB283E
Analogous#28FB7B, #28A8FB
Triadic#E528FB, #FBE528
Split complementary#FB28A8, #FB7B28
Tetradic#7B28FB, #FB283E, #A8FB28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G251
B229
Red40 (15.7%)
Green251 (98.4%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue173.74°
Saturation (HSL)96.35%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G FB · B E5
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