Palettes / Colors / #28FA1B

#28FA1B — Vivid Green

#28FA1B is a green color we call Vivid Green, closest to the named color Lime (#00FF00). It belongs to the green family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lime (#00FF00) — not an exact match. CSS lime gives you #00FF00, a different color; use #28FA1B 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.

#28FA1B is a warm-leaning green color associated with growth, calm 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 #EF19FA; it also sits naturally between #95FA19 and #19FA7E. 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 98% · Blue 11%

Cyan 84% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 89% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #28FA1B

.text { color: #28FA1B; }
.background { background-color: #28FA1B; }
.border { border: 3px solid #28FA1B; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(40, 250, 27); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(117, 96%, 54%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #28FA1B; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(40, 250, 27, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #28FA1B; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(40, 250, 27, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#28FA1B">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#28FA1B">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EF19FA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #28FA1B: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #28FA1B

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 #28FA1B 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 #28FA1B 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #28FA1B?

#28FA1B is Vivid Green, a green color (RGB 40, 250, 27). Its closest standard named color is Lime.

What is the RGB and HSL of #28FA1B?

#28FA1B is RGB 40, 250, 27 — HSL 117°, 96%, 54% — CMYK 84%, 0%, 89%, 2%.

What colors go with #28FA1B?

Its complement is #EF19FA; analogous partners are #95FA19 and #19FA7E. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #28FA1B for text?

Black text on #28FA1B has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.