Palettes / Colors / #28EBCD

#28EBCD — Vivid Teal

#28EBCD 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 #28EBCD 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.

#28EBCD 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 #EB2846; it also sits naturally between #28EB6C and #28A7EB. 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 80%

Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 13% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28EBCD

.text { color: #28EBCD; }
.background { background-color: #28EBCD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28EBCD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 235, 205); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 83%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28EBCD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 235, 205, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28EBCD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 235, 205, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EB2846:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28EBCD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28EBCD

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 #28EBCD 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 #28EBCD 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

← #28EBCC  ·  #28EBCE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #28EBCD?

#28EBCD is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 235, 205). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28EBCD?

#28EBCD is RGB 40, 235, 205 — HSL 171°, 83%, 54% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 13%, 8%.

What colors go with #28EBCD?

Its complement is #EB2846; analogous partners are #28EB6C and #28A7EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28EBCD for text?

Black text on #28EBCD has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.