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#28708A Color

#28708A is rgb(40, 112, 138) in RGB, hsl(196, 55%, 35%) in HSL, and about cmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 46%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.78. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28708A
HEX#28708A
RGBrgb(40, 112, 138)
HSLhsl(196, 55%, 35%)
HSVhsv(196, 71%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 46%)
OKLCHoklch(51.2% 0.081 225.8)
LABlab(43.70% -16.28 -21.26)
LCHlch(43.70% 26.78 232.56)

What #28708A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #28708A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#28708A Channel Values

How #28708A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 40 · G 112 · B 1388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 55% · L 35%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 71% · V 54%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 71% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 46%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.56:1 vs white · 3.77:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28708A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.77:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28708A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28708A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #28708A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28708A.

How #28708A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#28708A
Protanopia#68688A
Protanomaly#556B8A
Deuteranopia#5F5F8B
Deuteranomaly#4F668B
Tritanopia#197474
Tritanomaly#20727D
Achromatopsia#686868

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28708A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-28708a: #28708A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28708A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28708a': '#28708A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.439, blue: 0.541)
Android XML<color name="color_28708a">#28708A</color>
SVG fillfill="#28708A"

More Teal Colors

#28708A sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28708A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28708A?

#28708A is a dark teal — rgb(40, 112, 138) in RGB and hsl(196, 55%, 35%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.78.

What is the RGB value of #28708A?

#28708A is rgb(40, 112, 138) — red 40, green 112, and blue 138 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28708A?

#28708A converts to approximately cmyk(71%, 19%, 0%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28708A be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28708A scores 5.56:1 against white and 3.77:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28708A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28708A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is steelblue (#4682B4) at a CIE76 distance of 16.29, which is visibly different.

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