Palettes / Colors / #28BEEA
#28BEEA — Vivid Teal
#28BEEA 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 #28BEEA 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.
#28BEEA 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 #EA562A; it also sits naturally between #2AEAB7 and #2A5DEA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #28BEEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 40, 190, 234 |
| HSL | 194°, 82%, 54% |
| HSV | 194°, 83%, 92% |
| CMYK | 83%, 19%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 34.14, 43.22, 84.38 |
| Yxy | 43.22, 0.2111, 0.2672 |
| CIE-Lab | 71.70, -22.61, -32.50 |
| Hunter Lab | 65.74, -19.14, -34.96 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 16% · Green 75% · Blue 92%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #28BEEA
.text { color: #28BEEA; }
.background { background-color: #28BEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28BEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 190, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(194, 82%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28BEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 190, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28BEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 190, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#28BEEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28BEEA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #28BEEA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EA562A:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 2.18:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 9.64:1 AAA |
Best text color on #28BEEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28BEEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #28BEEA: ·
How #28BEEA 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 #28BEEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #28BEEA?
#28BEEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 190, 234). Its closest standard named color is DeepSkyBlue.
What is the RGB and HSL of #28BEEA?
#28BEEA is RGB 40, 190, 234 — HSL 194°, 82%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 19%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #28BEEA?
Its complement is #EA562A; analogous partners are #2AEAB7 and #2A5DEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #28BEEA for text?
Black text on #28BEEA has a contrast ratio of 9.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.18:1.