Palettes / Colors / #28B87F

#28B87F — Green

#28B87F is a green color we call Green, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #28B87F 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.

#28B87F 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 #B82862; it also sits naturally between #28B837 and #28AAB8. 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 72% · Blue 50%

Cyan 78% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 31% · Key 28%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28B87F

.text { color: #28B87F; }
.background { background-color: #28B87F; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28B87F; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 184, 127); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(156, 64%, 44%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28B87F; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 184, 127, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28B87F; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 184, 127, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28B87F">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28B87F">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #B82862:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28B87F: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28B87F

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 #28B87F 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 #28B87F 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

← #28B87E  ·  #28B880 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28B87F?

#28B87F is Green, a green color (RGB 40, 184, 127). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28B87F?

#28B87F is RGB 40, 184, 127 — HSL 156°, 64%, 44% — CMYK 78%, 0%, 31%, 28%.

What colors go with #28B87F?

Its complement is #B82862; analogous partners are #28B837 and #28AAB8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28B87F for text?

Black text on #28B87F has a contrast ratio of 8.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.54:1.