#28a9c2

Color #28a9c2

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Cadet Blue #5f9ea0 · ΔE 16.21 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#28a9c2

RGB

rgb(40, 169, 194)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 65.8%, 45.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 79.4%, 76.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(79.4%, 12.9%, 0%, 23.9%)

LAB

lab(63.93, -25.05, -22.46)

LCH

lch(63.93, 33.64, 221.88)

OKLCH

oklch(67.9%, 0.1108, 214.45)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 15.7%, 23.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c24128

Analogous

#28c28e

#28a9c2

#285cc2

Triadic

#28a9c2

#c228a9

#a9c228

Split-complementary

#28a9c2

#c2285c

#c28e28

Tetradic

#28a9c2

#4128c2

#c24128

#a9c228

Square

#28a9c2

#8e28c2

#c24128

#5cc228

Shades

Color #28a9c2 mixed toward black.

#218da2

#1b7181

#145561

#0d3841

#071c20

Tints

Color #28a9c2 mixed toward white.

#40bfd8

#67cce0

#8dd9e7

#b3e5ef

#d9f2f7

Tones

Color #28a9c2 mixed toward gray.

#35a0b5

#4298a8

#4f8f9c

#5b868f

#687e82

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.54:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.54:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#7778bc · ΔE 27.7

Deuteranopia

#7066bb · ΔE 31.8

Tritanopia

#38b8b7 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#9b9b9b · ΔE 21.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #28a9c2;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#28a9c2]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#28a9c2 (#28a9c2) is rgb(40, 169, 194) in RGB.

No, #28a9c2 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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