Palettes / Colors / #28EFEA
#28EFEA — Vivid Teal
#28EFEA 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 #28EFEA 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.
#28EFEA 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 #EF2A30; it also sits naturally between #2AEF86 and #2A93EF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #28EFEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 40, 239, 234 |
| HSL | 178°, 86%, 55% |
| HSV | 178°, 83%, 94% |
| CMYK | 83%, 0%, 2%, 6% |
| XYZ | 46.59, 68.12, 88.54 |
| Yxy | 68.12, 0.2292, 0.3352 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.07, -45.71, -10.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 82.54, -39.89, -10.71 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 16% · Green 94% · Blue 92%
Cyan 83% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 2% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #28EFEA
.text { color: #28EFEA; }
.background { background-color: #28EFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28EFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 239, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(178, 86%, 55%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28EFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 239, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28EFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 239, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#28EFEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28EFEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EF2A30:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.44:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.62:1 AAA |
Best text color on #28EFEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28EFEA
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 #28EFEA: ·
How #28EFEA 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 #28EFEA 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 #28EFEA?
#28EFEA is Vivid Teal, a teal color (RGB 40, 239, 234). Its closest standard named color is Turquoise.
What is the RGB and HSL of #28EFEA?
#28EFEA is RGB 40, 239, 234 — HSL 178°, 86%, 55% — CMYK 83%, 0%, 2%, 6%.
What colors go with #28EFEA?
Its complement is #EF2A30; analogous partners are #2AEF86 and #2A93EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #28EFEA for text?
Black text on #28EFEA has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.