Recognised as Colour
#28FCEF
- #28FCEF
- Cyan
- Light
- Nearest: Aqua
#28FCEF is a cyan with RGB values 40, 252, 239 and HSL 176°, 97%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Aqua.
Colour values
#28FCEF#28FCEF
HEX#28FCEF
RGBrgb(40, 252, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1569, 0.9882, 0.9373
RGB percentages15.7%, 98.8%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(176.3, 97.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(176.3, 84.1%, 98.8%)
CMYK84.1%, 0%, 5.2%, 1.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,686,191
CSS custom property--colour: #28FCEF;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76304WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness210.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.26:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.26:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#D70310
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.26:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#FC2835
Analogous#28FC85, #289FFC
Triadic#EF28FC, #FCEF28
Split complementary#FC289F, #FC8528
Tetradic#8528FC, #FC2835, #9FFC28
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R40
G252
B239
Red40 (15.7%)
Green252 (98.8%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue176.32°
Saturation (HSL)97.25%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 28 · G FC · B EF
Keep nerding
Every link below is a page Nerdulator can generate from what it already knows about this value.
Nerdulate something else
Nothing in mind? Surprise me · today’s page