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#28FB72 Color

#28FB72 is rgb(40, 251, 114) in RGB, hsl(141, 96%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 55%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28FB72
HEX#28FB72
RGBrgb(40, 251, 114)
HSLhsl(141, 96%, 57%)
HSVhsv(141, 84%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 55%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.238 148.7)
LABlab(87.31% -70.92 50.56)
LCHlch(87.31% 87.09 144.51)

What #28FB72 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 #28FB72, 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.

#28FB72 Channel Values

How #28FB72 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 251 · B 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 141° · S 96% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 141° · S 84% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28FB72 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #28FB72

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28FB72; 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 #28FB72

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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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28FB72.

How #28FB72 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#28FB72
Protanopia#E8E873
Protanomaly#BAF073
Deuteranopia#D3D37A
Deuteranomaly#AAE477
Tritanopia#62EFEF
Tritanomaly#51F4C9
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28FB72 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28fb72: #28FB72;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28FB72;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28fb72': '#28FB72' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.984, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_28fb72">#28FB72</color>
SVG fillfill="#28FB72"

More Green Colors

#28FB72 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#28FB72 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28FB72?

#28FB72 is a mid-tone green — rgb(40, 251, 114) in RGB and hsl(141, 96%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.98.

What is the RGB value of #28FB72?

#28FB72 is rgb(40, 251, 114) — red 40, green 251, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28FB72?

#28FB72 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 55%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28FB72 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #28FB72 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28FB72 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28FB72 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.98, which is very hard to tell apart.

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