Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #28c98b, its pure hue is 156.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, and its lightness is 47.3%. 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 #28c98b, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #051911 to #23b07a.
The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #28c98b. In RGB, it consists of 15.7% Red, 78.8% Green, and 54.5% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 80.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 30.8% Yellow, and 21.2% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 156.9°, with saturation of 66.8% and lightness of 47.3%. The decimal value for #28c98b is 2673035, and its nearest "web safe" color is #33cc99. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #28c98b 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 #28c98b
Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #28c98b, its pure hue is 156.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, and its lightness is 47.3%. 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 #28c98b, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #43d09a to #e4f8f1.
Tones of #28c98b
Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #28c98b, its pure hue is 156.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 66.8%, 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 #28c98b, which range from #797979 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #00f194 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).
Variations of #28c98b
There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #28c98b! For #28c98b, 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, #28c98b. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!
Color Coordinates of #28c98b
This color, #28c98b, consists of 15.7% Red, 78.8% Green, and 54.5% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 40, Green = 201, Blue = 139. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #28c98b is 80.1% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 30.8% Yellow, and 21.2% 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 | 201 | 139 |
Octal | 50 | 311 | 213 |
Hexa | #28 | #c9 | #8b |
Binary | 00101000 | 11001001 | 10001011 |
Color Base | C (Cyan) | M (Magenta) | Y (Yellow) | Y (Black) |
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Decimal | 80 | 0 | 30 | 21 |
Octal | 120 | 0 | 36 | 25 |
Hexa | #50 | #00 | #1e | #15 |
Binary | 01010000 | 00000000 | 00011110 | 00010101 |
Analogous Colors of #28c98b
Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #28c98b — which has hue 156.9° — its analogous colors are located at 126.9° and 186.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28c98b.
Triadic Colors of #28c98b
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 #28c98b — which has hue 156.9° — its triadic colors are located at 36.9° and 276.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28c98b.
Complementary Color of #28c98b
A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #28c98b — which has hue 156.9° — its complementary color is located at 336.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28c98b.
Split Complementary Colors of #28c98b
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 #28c98b — which has hue 156.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 6.9° and 306.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28c98b.
Tetradic Colors of #28c98b
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 #28c98b — which has hue 156.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 66.9°, 156.9°, 246.9°, and 336.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #28c98b.
Monochromatic Colors of #28c98b
Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #28c98b, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #1e5b43 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #77f3c3 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).
HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #28c98b
We want to make getting started with #28c98b on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #28c98b into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #28c98b 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 #28c98b with other HTML elements.
#28c98b Foreground / Text Color
<span style="color: #28c98b;">The color of this text is #28c98b.</span>
#28c98b Background Color
<div style="background-color: #28c98b; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #28c98b.</div>
#28c98b Text Shadow Color
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #28c98b;">This color for the shadow of this text is #28c98b.</span>
#28c98b Border Color
<div style="border: #28c98b 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #28c98b.</div>
#28c98b Color Rectangle on a White Background
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #28c98b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #28c98b on a white background.</div></div>
#28c98b Color Rectangle on a Black Background
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #28c98b; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #28c98b on a black background.</div></div>
Gradient from #28c98b to White
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#28c98b,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #28c98b to white.</div>
Gradient from #28c98b to Black
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#28c98b,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#28c98b,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #28c98b to black.</div>
Coding & Programming with #28c98b
In addition to using #28c98b 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 #28c98b in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #28c98b, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 40, Green = 201, Blue = 139). If you need details about the color coordinates of #28c98b 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 | #28c98b |
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) | Web | rgb(40, 201, 139) |
CSS Background Color | Web | .myclass { background-color: #28c98b; } |
CSS Foreground + Text Color | Web | .myclass { color: #28c98b; } |
CSS Border Color | Web | .myclass { border: 2px solid #28c98b; } |
Java | (Multi-platform) | new Color(40, 201, 139); |
Python | (Multi-platform) | Color("#28c98b") |
Swift | iOS | UIColor(red:40, green:201, blue:139, alpha:1.0000) |
Objective-C (iOS) | iOS | [UIColor colorWithRed:40 green:201 blue:139 alpha:1.0000]; |
OpenGL | (Graphics) | glColor3f(40f, 201f, 139f); |
C# / .NET | Windows | Color.FromArgb(40, 201, 139); |
#28c98b Color Blindness
Not everyone can see #28c98b the same way. For those with color blindness, #28c98b might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #28c98b looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #28c98b 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 #28c98b 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 #28c98b 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 #28c98b 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 2.1:1 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.