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#28D285 Color

#28D285 is rgb(40, 210, 133) in RGB, hsl(153, 68%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 37%, 18%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.16. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28D285
HEX#28D285
RGBrgb(40, 210, 133)
HSLhsl(153, 68%, 49%)
HSVhsv(153, 81%, 82%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 37%, 18%)
OKLCHoklch(76.4% 0.172 157.1)
LABlab(74.89% -56.36 25.98)
LCHlch(74.89% 62.06 155.25)

What #28D285 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 #28D285, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.16Emerald#50C878ΔE 9.04Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 13.44Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.78GO Green#00AB66ΔE 14.27Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 14.37

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

#28D285 Channel Values

How #28D285 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 210 · B 1338-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 68% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 81% · V 82%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 18%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.97:1 vs white · 10.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28D285 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #28D285 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #28D285

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28D285; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#28D285
Complementary
#D22874
Analogous
#28D230
Analogous
#28C9D2
Triadic
#8528D2
Triadic
#D28528
Split comp.
#D228C9
Split comp.
#D23028

Tints & Shades of #28D285

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.

Tints

#43DB96
#60E1A7
#7EE7B8
#9CECC8
#BAF2D9
#D8F8EA

Shades

#23B875
#1D9A62
#188152
#13633F
#0E492E
#082B1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28D285.

How #28D285 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#28D285
Protanopia#C2C286
Protanomaly#9CC885
Deuteranopia#B1B189
Deuteranomaly#8EBF88
Tritanopia#4DCACA
Tritanomaly#41CDB3
Achromatopsia#B9B9B9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28D285 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28d285: #28D285;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28D285;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28d285': '#28D285' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.824, blue: 0.522)
Android XML<color name="color_28d285">#28D285</color>
SVG fillfill="#28D285"

More Green Colors

#28D285 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#28D285 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28D285?

#28D285 is a mid-tone green — rgb(40, 210, 133) in RGB and hsl(153, 68%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.16.

What is the RGB value of #28D285?

#28D285 is rgb(40, 210, 133) — red 40, green 210, and blue 133 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28D285?

#28D285 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 37%, 18%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28D285 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #28D285 scores 1.97:1 against white and 10.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28D285 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28D285 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 14.37, which is visibly different.

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