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#28EEBD

#28EEBD is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 93.3% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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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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This color as text on black

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How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #28EEBD as they’d see it.

Typical vision#28EEBD
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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What color is #28EEBD?

#28EEBD is a mid-tone, vivid teal, close to the color Aquamarine. In RGB it’s made of 15.7% red, 93.3% green, and 74.1% blue. Its hue is 165°, with 85% saturation and 55% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #28EEBD in RGB?

#28EEBD is rgb(40, 238, 189): 40 red, 238 green, and 189 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #28EEBD in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(83, 0, 21, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #28EEBD?

PANTONE 333 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #28EEBD?

Its complement #FEC5C8 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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