Palettes / Colors / #28958C

#28958C — Teal

#28958C is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color DarkCyan (#008B8B). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: darkcyan (#008B8B) — not an exact match. CSS darkcyan gives you #008B8B, a different color; use #28958C 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.

#28958C 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 #952831; it also sits naturally between #289555 and #286795. 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 58% · Blue 55%

Cyan 73% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 6% · Key 42%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28958C

.text { color: #28958C; }
.background { background-color: #28958C; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28958C; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 149, 140); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 58%, 37%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28958C; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 149, 140, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28958C; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 149, 140, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28958C">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28958C">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #952831:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28958C: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28958C

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 #28958C 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 #28958C 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

← #28958B  ·  #28958D →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28958C?

#28958C is Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 149, 140). Its closest standard named color is DarkCyan.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28958C?

#28958C is RGB 40, 149, 140 — HSL 175°, 58%, 37% — CMYK 73%, 0%, 6%, 42%.

What colors go with #28958C?

Its complement is #952831; analogous partners are #289555 and #286795. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28958C for text?

Black text on #28958C has a contrast ratio of 5.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.64:1.