Palettes / Colors / #28EBCA
#28EBCA — Vivid Teal
#28EBCA is a teal color we call Vivid 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 #28EBCA 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.
#28EBCA 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 #EB2849; it also sits naturally between #28EB69 and #28AAEB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #28EBCA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 40, 235, 202 |
| HSL | 170°, 83%, 54% |
| HSV | 170°, 83%, 92% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 41.24, 64.13, 66.08 |
| Yxy | 64.13, 0.2405, 0.3740 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.03, -52.64, 3.14 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.08, -44.63, 2.88 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 16% · Green 92% · Blue 79%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 14% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #28EBCA
.text { color: #28EBCA; }
.background { background-color: #28EBCA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28EBCA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 235, 202); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28EBCA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 235, 202, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28EBCA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 235, 202, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#28EBCA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28EBCA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #28EBCA
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB2849:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.83:1 AAA |
Best text color on #28EBCA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28EBCA
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 #28EBCA: ·
How #28EBCA 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 #28EBCA 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 #28EBCA?
#28EBCA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 235, 202). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #28EBCA?
#28EBCA is RGB 40, 235, 202 — HSL 170°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #28EBCA?
Its complement is #EB2849; analogous partners are #28EB69 and #28AAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #28EBCA for text?
Black text on #28EBCA has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.