Palettes / Colors / #28BCBD

#28BCBD — Teal

#28BCBD is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

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

#28BCBD is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity 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 #BD2828; it also sits naturally between #28BD73 and #2873BD. 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 74% · Blue 74%

Cyan 79% · Magenta 1% · Yellow 0% · Key 26%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28BCBD

.text { color: #28BCBD; }
.background { background-color: #28BCBD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28BCBD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 188, 189); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(180, 65%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28BCBD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 188, 189, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28BCBD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 188, 189, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #BD2828:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28BCBD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28BCBD

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 #28BCBD 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 #28BCBD 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

← #28BCBC  ·  #28BCBE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28BCBD?

#28BCBD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 188, 189). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28BCBD?

#28BCBD is RGB 40, 188, 189 — HSL 180°, 65%, 45% — CMYK 79%, 1%, 0%, 26%.

What colors go with #28BCBD?

Its complement is #BD2828; analogous partners are #28BD73 and #2873BD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28BCBD for text?

Black text on #28BCBD has a contrast ratio of 9.02:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.33:1.