Palettes / Colors / #28AF77

#28AF77 — Green

#28AF77 is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color SeaGreen (#2E8B57). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: seagreen (#2E8B57) — not an exact match. CSS seagreen gives you #2E8B57, a different color; use #28AF77 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.

#28AF77 is a cool green color associated with growth, calm and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #AF2860; it also sits naturally between #28AF33 and #28A3AF. 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 69% · Blue 47%

Cyan 77% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 32% · Key 31%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28AF77

.text { color: #28AF77; }
.background { background-color: #28AF77; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28AF77; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 175, 119); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(155, 63%, 42%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28AF77; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 175, 119, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28AF77; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 175, 119, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28AF77">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28AF77">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #AF2860:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28AF77: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28AF77

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 #28AF77 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 #28AF77 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #28AF77?

#28AF77 is Green, a green color (RGB 40, 175, 119). Its closest standard named color is SeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28AF77?

#28AF77 is RGB 40, 175, 119 — HSL 155°, 63%, 42% — CMYK 77%, 0%, 32%, 31%.

What colors go with #28AF77?

Its complement is #AF2860; analogous partners are #28AF33 and #28A3AF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28AF77 for text?

Black text on #28AF77 has a contrast ratio of 7.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.80:1.