Emerald
#28BD8C · Emerald
#28BD8C is Emerald, a cool cyan color. It has an RGB value of 40, 189, 140 and a relative luminance of 0.387, making it a dark surface.
Temperature
❄ Cool
Hue family
cyan
Luminance
0.39
Conversions
HEX
RGB
HSL
HSV
CMYK
OKLCHPro
Contrast & accessibility
On white
The quick fox
2.40:1
AA normal✕
AA large✕
AAA normal✕
On black
The quick fox
8.75:1
AA normal✓
AA large✓
AAA normal✓
Color harmonies
Complementary
Split-complementary
Shades & tints
Similar named colors
Frequently asked
What is the color #28BD8C?
#28BD8C is Emerald, a cool cyan color. In RGB it is 40, 189, 140, and in HSL it is 160°, 65%, 45%.
Is #28BD8C a light or dark color?
#28BD8C has a relative luminance of 0.387, so it reads as a dark surface. Use light text on top of it for the best contrast.
What colors go well with #28BD8C?
Its complementary color is #BD285A. For softer combinations, try the analogous or split-complementary harmonies shown above.