Palettes / Colors / #28DCCD

#28DCCD — Teal

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

#28DCCD 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 #DC2837; it also sits naturally between #28DC73 and #2891DC. 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 80%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 7% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28DCCD

.text { color: #28DCCD; }
.background { background-color: #28DCCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28DCCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 220, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(175, 72%, 51%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28DCCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 220, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28DCCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 220, 205, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #28DCCD

Tints of #28DCCD

Tones of #28DCCD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DC2837:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28DCCD: #000000.

How #28DCCD 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 #28DCCD 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

← #28DCCC  ·  #28DCCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28DCCD?

#28DCCD is Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 220, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28DCCD?

#28DCCD is RGB 40, 220, 205 — HSL 175°, 72%, 51% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 7%, 14%.

What colors go with #28DCCD?

Its complement is #DC2837; analogous partners are #28DC73 and #2891DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28DCCD for text?

Black text on #28DCCD has a contrast ratio of 12.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.72:1.