Information about #28515C color

#28515C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#28515C falls into the Cyan Color Family — Mild Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 81, 92) — 15.7% red, 31.8% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 20 / 4 / 0 / 64. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #28515C reads as a softly balanced cyan and holds a balanced mid-tone. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Arapawa (#274A5D) and Lucifer (#2E5060).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(40, 81, 92)), which gives #28515C its character. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #28515C: 8.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #28515C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#28515C color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#28515C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28515C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#28515C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#28515C color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#28515C color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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#5C3428
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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#5C4E28
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#5C2837
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
#28515C
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#5C2851
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#515C28
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#34285C
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#515C28
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#4E285C
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#5C3428
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#375C28
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Nearest named colors to #28515C

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Dark Arctic Blue color link
Dark Arctic Blue

#275359

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Dark Grey Blue color link
Dark Grey Blue

#29465B

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Iron Head Flower color link
Iron Head Flower

#344D56

#28515C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28515C
  • RGB40, 81, 92
  • CMYK20, 4, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(40, 81, 92)
  • HSL193°, 39%, 26%
  • HSL Precise192.692°, 39.394%, 25.882%
  • HSV193°, 57%, 36%
  • HSB193°, 57%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.318, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.318, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.318, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Cyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28515C
  • DECIMAL ID2642268
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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