Palettes / Colors / #288A8A

#288A8A — Teal

#288A8A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

#288A8A 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 #8A2828; it also sits naturally between #288A59 and #28598A. 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 54% · Blue 54%

Cyan 71% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 0% · Key 46%

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

Previews

CSS code for #288A8A

.text { color: #288A8A; }
.background { background-color: #288A8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #288A8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 138, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 55%, 35%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #288A8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 138, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #288A8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 138, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#288A8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#288A8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #8A2828:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #288A8A: #000000.

How #288A8A 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 #288A8A 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

← #288A89  ·  #288A8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #288A8A?

#288A8A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 138, 138). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #288A8A?

#288A8A is RGB 40, 138, 138 — HSL 180°, 55%, 35% — CMYK 71%, 0%, 0%, 46%.

What colors go with #288A8A?

Its complement is #8A2828; analogous partners are #288A59 and #28598A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #288A8A for text?

Black text on #288A8A has a contrast ratio of 5.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 4.12:1.