Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #28b995, its pure hue is 165.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.4%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #28b995, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #051713 to #23a282.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #28b995. In RGB, it consists of 15.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 58.4% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 78.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 19.5% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 165.1°, with saturation of 64.4% and lightness of 44.1%. The decimal value for #28b995 is 2668949, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #28b995 is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is cyan. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is blue.
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Tints of #28b995
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #28b995, its pure hue is 165.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.4%, and its lightness is 44.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #28b995, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #43c2a2 to #e4f6f2.
Tones of #28b995
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #28b995, its pure hue is 165.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 64.4%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #28b995, which range from #717171 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00e1a9 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #28b995
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #28b995! For #28b995, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #28b995. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #28b995
This color, #28b995, consists of 15.7% Red, 72.5% Green, and 58.4% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 40, Green = 185, Blue = 149. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #28b995 is 78.4% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 19.5% Yellow, and 27.5% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.
Color Base | R (Red) | G (Green) | B (Blue) |
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Decimal | 40 | 185 | 149 |
Octal | 50 | 271 | 225 |
Hexa | #28 | #b9 | #95 |
Binary | 00101000 | 10111001 | 10010101 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 78 | 0 | 19 | 27 |
Octal | 116 | 0 | 23 | 33 |
Hexa | #4e | #00 | #13 | #1b |
Binary | 01001110 | 00000000 | 00010011 | 00011011 |
Analogous Colors of #28b995
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #28b995 — which has hue 165.1° — its analogous colors are located at 135.1° and 195.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28b995.
Triadic Colors of #28b995
Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #28b995 — which has hue 165.1° — its triadic colors are located at 45.1° and 285.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28b995.
Complementary Color of #28b995
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #28b995 — which has hue 165.1° — its complementary color is located at 345.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28b995.
Split Complementary Colors of #28b995
Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #28b995 — which has hue 165.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 15.1° and 315.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28b995.
Tetradic Colors of #28b995
Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #28b995 — which has hue 165.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 75.1°, 165.1°, 255.1°, and 345.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28b995.
Monochromatic Colors of #28b995
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #28b995, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1e5345 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #62f0cc (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #28b995
We want to make getting started with #28b995 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #28b995 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #28b995 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span>
and <div>
tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #28b995 with other HTML elements.
#28b995 Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #28b995;">The color of this text is #28b995.</span>
#28b995 Background Color
<div style="background-color: #28b995; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #28b995.</div>
#28b995 Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #28b995;">This color for the shadow of this text is #28b995.</span>
#28b995 Border Color
<div style="border: #28b995 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #28b995.</div>
#28b995 Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #28b995; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #28b995 on a white background.</div></div>
#28b995 Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #28b995; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #28b995 on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #28b995 to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#28b995,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #28b995 to white.</div>
Gradient from #28b995 to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#28b995,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#28b995,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #28b995 to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #28b995
In addition to using #28b995 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #28b995 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #28b995, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 40, Green = 185, Blue = 149). If you need details about the color coordinates of #28b995 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.
Language | Environment | Code Snippet |
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HTML + CSS (Hex Code) | Web | #28b995 |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(40, 185, 149) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #28b995; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #28b995; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #28b995; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(40, 185, 149); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#28b995") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:40, green:185, blue:149, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:40 green:185 blue:149 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(40f, 185f, 149f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(40, 185, 149); |
#28b995 Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #28b995 the same way. For those with color blindness, #28b995 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #28b995 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #28b995 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #28b995 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #28b995 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!
Trichromacy
Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women
Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women
Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000
Dichromacy
Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men
Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000
Not Accessibility Recommended
We analyzed whether #28b995 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.5:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.