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#28775E Color

#28775E is rgb(40, 119, 94) in RGB, hsl(161, 50%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(66%, 0%, 21%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.7. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28775E
HEX#28775E
RGBrgb(40, 119, 94)
HSLhsl(161, 50%, 31%)
HSVhsv(161, 66%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(66%, 0%, 21%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(51.4% 0.087 168.4)
LABlab(44.77% -29.93 6.41)
LCHlch(44.77% 30.61 167.91)

What #28775E 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 #28775E, 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 green in the library.

#28775E Channel Values

How #28775E 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 119 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 161° · S 50% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 161° · S 66% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 66% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.4:1 vs white · 3.89:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28775E 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 text5.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.89:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28775E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28775E; 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 #28775E

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 #28775E.

How #28775E 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#28775E
Protanopia#6E6E5E
Protanomaly#5A725E
Deuteranopia#656560
Deuteranomaly#536D5F
Tritanopia#317474
Tritanomaly#2D756C
Achromatopsia#6A6A6A

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28775E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28775e: #28775E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28775E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28775e': '#28775E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.467, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_28775e">#28775E</color>
SVG fillfill="#28775E"

More Green Colors

#28775E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28775E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28775E?

#28775E is a dark green — rgb(40, 119, 94) in RGB and hsl(161, 50%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Tropical Rain Forest (#00755E), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.7.

What is the RGB value of #28775E?

#28775E is rgb(40, 119, 94) — red 40, green 119, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28775E?

#28775E converts to approximately cmyk(66%, 0%, 21%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28775E be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #28775E scores 5.4:1 against white and 3.89:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28775E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28775E 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 teal (#008080) at a CIE76 distance of 15.73, which is visibly different.

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