Information about #28535A color

#28535A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #28535A is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. In numbers: rgb(40, 83, 90) (15.7% red, 32.5% green, 35.3% blue), or CMYK 20 / 3 / 0 / 65 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#28535A is a moderately toned aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Dark Arctic Blue (#275359). Slightly further away sit Lucifer (#2E5060) and Dark Opal (#275953).

The recipe behind #28535A is rgb(40, 83, 90), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, white text reaches a 8.5:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.5:1. On paper it relies strongly on black ink (K:65), so proof dark layouts before a large print run. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #28535A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#28535A color variations

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

#28535A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28535A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#28535A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#28535A 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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#28535A 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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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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#584628
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#582839
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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
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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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#2E2858
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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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Nearest named colors to #28535A

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

Lucifer color link
Lucifer

#2E5060

Dark Opal color link
Dark Opal

#275953

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Dark Grey Blue color link
Dark Grey Blue

#29465B

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Dark Slate Gray color link
Dark Slate Gray

#2F4F4F

#28535A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28535A
  • RGB40, 83, 90
  • CMYK20, 3, 0, 65
  • CSSrgb(40, 83, 90)
  • HSL188°, 38%, 25%
  • HSL Precise188.4°, 38.462%, 25.49%
  • HSV188°, 56%, 35%
  • HSB188°, 56%, 35%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.325
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.325, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.325, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.325, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB32.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28535A
  • DECIMAL ID2642778
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers17 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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