Palettes / Colors / #28BEE9

#28BEE9 — Vivid Teal

#28BEE9 is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color DeepSkyBlue (#00BFFF). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: deepskyblue (#00BFFF) — not an exact match. CSS deepskyblue gives you #00BFFF, a different color; use #28BEE9 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.

#28BEE9 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 #E9542B; it also sits naturally between #2BE9B3 and #2B61E9. 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 75% · Blue 91%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28BEE9

.text { color: #28BEE9; }
.background { background-color: #28BEE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28BEE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 190, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(193, 81%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28BEE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 190, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28BEE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 190, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28BEE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28BEE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9542B:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28BEE9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28BEE9

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 #28BEE9 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 #28BEE9 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 #28BEE9?

#28BEE9 is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 190, 233). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28BEE9?

#28BEE9 is RGB 40, 190, 233 — HSL 193°, 81%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 18%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #28BEE9?

Its complement is #E9542B; analogous partners are #2BE9B3 and #2B61E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28BEE9 for text?

Black text on #28BEE9 has a contrast ratio of 9.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.