Palettes / Colors / #28DCBC

#28DCBC — Teal

#28DCBC is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color Turquoise (#40E0D0). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: turquoise (#40E0D0) — not an exact match. CSS turquoise gives you #40E0D0, a different color; use #28DCBC 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.

#28DCBC 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 #DC2849; it also sits naturally between #28DC61 and #28A3DC. 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 86% · Blue 74%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 15% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28DCBC

.text { color: #28DCBC; }
.background { background-color: #28DCBC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28DCBC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 220, 188); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(169, 72%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28DCBC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 220, 188, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28DCBC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 220, 188, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC2849:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28DCBC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28DCBC

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 #28DCBC 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 #28DCBC 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 #28DCBC?

#28DCBC is Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 220, 188). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28DCBC?

#28DCBC is RGB 40, 220, 188 — HSL 169°, 72%, 51% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 15%, 14%.

What colors go with #28DCBC?

Its complement is #DC2849; analogous partners are #28DC61 and #28A3DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28DCBC for text?

Black text on #28DCBC has a contrast ratio of 12.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.74:1.