Palettes / Colors / #28697B

#28697B — Muted Teal

#28697B is a teal color we call Muted Teal, closest to the named color Teal (#008080). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: teal (#008080) — not an exact match. CSS teal gives you #008080, a different color; use #28697B when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#28697B is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It sits comfortably in the middle: usable for large areas in soft schemes, or as a supporting color beside something stronger.

Its strongest partner is its complement #7B3A28; it also sits naturally between #287B64 and #28407B. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 16% · Green 41% · Blue 48%

Cyan 67% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 52%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #28697B

.text { color: #28697B; }
.background { background-color: #28697B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28697B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 105, 123); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 51%, 32%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28697B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 105, 123, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28697B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 105, 123, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28697B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28697B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #7B3A28:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28697B: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28697B

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #28697B looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #28697B rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #28697A  ·  #28697C →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28697B?

#28697B is Muted Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 105, 123). Its closest standard named color is Teal.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28697B?

#28697B is RGB 40, 105, 123 — HSL 193°, 51%, 32% — CMYK 67%, 15%, 0%, 52%.

What colors go with #28697B?

Its complement is #7B3A28; analogous partners are #287B64 and #28407B. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28697B for text?

White text on #28697B has a contrast ratio of 6.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.40:1.