#28A4AA Hex Color
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#28a4aa is a cool, moderately muted cyan with green undertones and medium lightness. Its refreshing tone suggests freedom, trust, and clear thinking, making it useful in technology, communication, and children’s branding. Use it as a supporting color with navy or warm coral. Black text achieves about 7.0:1 contrast against this hex color.
Questions about #28a4aa
What is #28a4aa in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #28a4aa is rgb(40, 164, 170), in HSL hsl(183, 62%, 41%) and in CMYK 76%, 4%, 0%, 33%.
What colors pair well with #28a4aa?
Where can #28a4aa work well in a design?
#28a4aa works well as a supporting color in technology, communication, and children’s branding, where its cool cyan character can suggest clarity and trust without feeling as stark as a brighter primary blue.
Is #28a4aa readable on white or black?
#28a4aa has a 3.00:1 contrast ratio on white and 6.98:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold) and on black it works for body text. Try other pairs in the contrast checker.