#28B5DC Color

#28B5DC is rgb(40, 181, 220) in RGB and hsl(193, 72%, 51%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is MediumTurquoise. Black text is most readable on this background.

#28B5DC

HEX#28B5DC

RGBrgb(40, 181, 220)

HSLhsl(193, 72%, 51%)

HSVhsv(193, 82%, 86%)

OKLCHoklch(71.9% 0.125 222.1)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 18%, 0%, 14%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #28B5DC background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.4:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text8.73:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #28B5DC based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#28B5DC Complementary#DC4F28 Analogous#28DCA9 Analogous#285BDC Triadic#DC28B5 Triadic#B5DC28

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #28B5DC, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#47C0E1 #61C9E5 #80D3EA #9FDEEF #BDE8F4 #D8F1F9

Shades

#1F9EC1 #1B88A7 #166F88 #115669 #0C3D4B #082730

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