Palettes / Colors / #28EBCB
#28EBCB — Vivid Teal
#28EBCB 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 #28EBCB 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.
#28EBCB 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 | #28EBCB |
|---|---|
| RGB | 40, 235, 203 |
| HSL | 170°, 83%, 54% |
| HSV | 170°, 83%, 92% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 14%, 8% |
| XYZ | 41.36, 64.18, 66.71 |
| Yxy | 64.18, 0.2401, 0.3726 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.06, -52.39, 2.65 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.11, -44.45, 2.44 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 16% · Green 92% · Blue 80%
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 #28EBCB
.text { color: #28EBCB; }
.background { background-color: #28EBCB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28EBCB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 235, 203); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(170, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28EBCB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 235, 203, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28EBCB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 235, 203, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#28EBCB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28EBCB">Div content here</div>
Shades of #28EBCB
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Tones of #28EBCB
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EB2849:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.84:1 AAA |
Best text color on #28EBCB: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28EBCB
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 #28EBCB: ·
How #28EBCB 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 #28EBCB 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 #28EBCB?
#28EBCB is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 235, 203). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #28EBCB?
#28EBCB is RGB 40, 235, 203 — HSL 170°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 14%, 8%.
What colors go with #28EBCB?
Its complement is #EB2849; analogous partners are #28EB69 and #28AAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #28EBCB for text?
Black text on #28EBCB has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.