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#28E23A Color

#28E23A is rgb(40, 226, 58) in RGB, hsl(126, 76%, 52%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 74%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.53. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28E23A
HEX#28E23A
RGBrgb(40, 226, 58)
HSLhsl(126, 76%, 52%)
HSVhsv(126, 82%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 74%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.6% 0.249 143.7)
LABlab(79.18% -68.41 63.72)
LCHlch(79.18% 93.49 137.03)

What #28E23A 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 #28E23A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

SGBUS Green#55DD33ΔE 8.53Vivid Malachite#00CC33ΔE 9.29Lime Green#32CD32ΔE 9.93Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 11.68Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 12.42Erin#00FF40ΔE 14.27

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

#28E23A Channel Values

How #28E23A 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 226 · B 588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 126° · S 76% · L 52%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 126° · S 82% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 82% · M 0% · Y 74% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.75:1 vs white · 12.03:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28E23A 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 text1.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.03:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #28E23A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #28E23A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28E23A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#28E23A
Complementary
#E228CF
Analogous
#72E228
Analogous
#28E297
Triadic
#3A28E2
Triadic
#E23A28
Split comp.
#9728E2
Split comp.
#E22872

Tints & Shades of #28E23A

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

#47E657
#62EA6F
#81EE8C
#9CF2A5
#BCF6C1
#D7F9DA

Shades

#1CCA2D
#17AB26
#138B1F
#0F7019
#0B5112
#07310B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28E23A.

How #28E23A 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#28E23A
Protanopia#D1D13C
Protanomaly#A8D83B
Deuteranopia#BEBE47
Deuteranomaly#99CE42
Tritanopia#5ED6D6
Tritanomaly#4EDBAD
Achromatopsia#C4C4C4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28E23A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28e23a: #28E23A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28E23A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28e23a': '#28E23A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.886, blue: 0.227)
Android XML<color name="color_28e23a">#28E23A</color>
SVG fillfill="#28E23A"

More Green Colors

#28E23A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#28E23A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28E23A?

#28E23A is a mid-tone green — rgb(40, 226, 58) in RGB and hsl(126, 76%, 52%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is SGBUS Green (#55DD33), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.53.

What is the RGB value of #28E23A?

#28E23A is rgb(40, 226, 58) — red 40, green 226, and blue 58 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28E23A?

#28E23A converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 74%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28E23A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #28E23A scores 1.75:1 against white and 12.03:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28E23A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28E23A 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 9.93, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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