#28A393

Closest named color: Persian Green (#2A9D8F). oklch(64.7% 0.106 182), rgb(40, 163, 147).

Black text reads best on this color (6.75:1).

About this color

#28A393 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 182°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Persian Green (#2A9D8F), ΔE 0.017 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.75:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.106)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Persian Green (#2A9D8F)
Black text	6.75:1
White text	3.11:1

Values

HEX	#28A393
RGB	rgb(40, 163, 147)
HSL	hsl(172, 61%, 40%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.7% 0.106 182)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #28A393	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc -63.1	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #28A393	6.75:1	AA	Lc 46.4	Large or bold text, headings
#28A393 text on white	3.11:1	AA large text	Lc 57.7	Large or bold text, headings
#28A393 text on black	6.75:1	AA	Lc -44.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.

Step 50
50

#F1F7F6

oklch(97.1% 0.006 185.3)
Step 100
100

#E0EDEA

oklch(93.6% 0.014 180.7)
Step 200
200

#C5E0DA

oklch(88.5% 0.03 180.7)
Step 300
300

#9CCCC3

oklch(80.9% 0.052 182.2)
Step 400
400

#60B2A4

oklch(70.7% 0.083 181.4)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#28A393

oklch(64.7% 0.106 182)
Step 600
600

#008678

oklch(55.6% 0.1 182.2)
Step 700
700

#007164

oklch(49.2% 0.089 181.2)
Step 800
800

#005C52

oklch(42.6% 0.076 182.2)
Step 900
900

#004D44

oklch(37.7% 0.068 181.7)
Step 950
950

#062D28

oklch(26.9% 0.043 182.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#28A393 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#9B9992	0.112
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8B8D94	0.107
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00A69E	0.016
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.107