Palettes / Colors / #28EBAA

#28EBAA — Vivid Teal

#28EBAA is a teal color we call Vivid Teal, closest to the named color MediumSpringGreen (#00FA9A). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) — not an exact match. CSS mediumspringgreen gives you #00FA9A, a different color; use #28EBAA 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.

#28EBAA 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 #EB2869; it also sits naturally between #28EB49 and #28CBEB. 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 92% · Blue 67%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 28% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28EBAA

.text { color: #28EBAA; }
.background { background-color: #28EBAA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28EBAA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 235, 170); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(160, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28EBAA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 235, 170, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28EBAA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 235, 170, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB2869:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28EBAA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28EBAA

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 #28EBAA 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 #28EBAA 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

← #28EBA9  ·  #28EBAB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28EBAA?

#28EBAA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 235, 170). Its closest standard named color is MediumSpringGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28EBAA?

#28EBAA is RGB 40, 235, 170 — HSL 160°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 28%, 8%.

What colors go with #28EBAA?

Its complement is #EB2869; analogous partners are #28EB49 and #28CBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28EBAA for text?

Black text on #28EBAA has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.