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#28FB87 Color

#28FB87 is rgb(40, 251, 135) in RGB, hsl(147, 96%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 46%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Spring Green (#00FF7F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.22. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#28FB87
HEX#28FB87
RGBrgb(40, 251, 135)
HSLhsl(147, 96%, 57%)
HSVhsv(147, 84%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 46%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.22 152.1)
LABlab(87.53% -68.62 41.20)
LCHlch(87.53% 80.04 149.02)

What #28FB87 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 #28FB87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 6.22Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.65Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 15.84Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 15.93Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 17.9Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 18.21

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

#28FB87 Channel Values

How #28FB87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 96% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 84% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 46% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #28FB87 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #28FB87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #28FB87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #28FB87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#28FB87
Complementary
#FB289C
Analogous
#33FB28
Analogous
#28FBF0
Triadic
#8728FB
Triadic
#FB8728
Split comp.
#F028FB
Split comp.
#FB2833

Tints & Shades of #28FB87

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

#46FB98
#64FCA8
#82FCB9
#9BFDC7
#B9FED8
#D7FEE9

Shades

#05F571
#04D261
#03AA4E
#03873E
#025F2C
#013C1C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #28FB87.

How #28FB87 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#28FB87
Protanopia#E8E888
Protanomaly#BAF088
Deuteranopia#D3D38E
Deuteranomaly#AAE48B
Tritanopia#5FF0F0
Tritanomaly#4EF5CF
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #28FB87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-28fb87: #28FB87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #28FB87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-28fb87': '#28FB87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.157, green: 0.984, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_28fb87">#28FB87</color>
SVG fillfill="#28FB87"

More Green Colors

#28FB87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#28FB87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #28FB87?

#28FB87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(40, 251, 135) in RGB and hsl(147, 96%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Spring Green (#00FF7F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.22.

What is the RGB value of #28FB87?

#28FB87 is rgb(40, 251, 135) — red 40, green 251, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #28FB87?

#28FB87 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 46%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #28FB87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #28FB87 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #28FB87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #28FB87 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 6.22, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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