Close to Peacock
#028EAE
#028EAE is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 55.7% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 191°, with 98% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #028EAE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
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5.48:1 AAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #028EAE as they’d see it.
#028EAE in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #028EAE
What color is #028EAE?
#028EAE is a dark, vivid teal, close to the color Peacock. In RGB it’s made of 0.8% red, 55.7% green, and 68.2% blue. Its hue is 191°, with 98% saturation and 35% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #028EAE in RGB?
#028EAE is rgb(2, 142, 174): 2 red, 142 green, and 174 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #028EAE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(99, 18, 0, 32). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #028EAE?
PANTONE 313 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #028EAE?
Its complement #B4725D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.