Information about #28555C color

#28555C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #28555C belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 85, 92) — 15.7% red, 33.3% green, 36.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 20 / 3 / 0 / 64. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#28555C is a mildly saturated aqua cyan that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. It is a natural fit 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). Slightly further away sit Lucifer (#2E5060) and Dark Opal (#275953).

The recipe behind #28555C is rgb(40, 85, 92), with blue as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #28555C: 8.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.5:1 for black. For print, note the heavy black component (K:64) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. No one has named #28555C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#28555C color variations

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

#28555C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#28555C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#204449

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Black

#000000

#28555C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#28555C 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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#285C4E

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#285C39

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#28555C 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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#5C4928
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#5C283B
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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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#285C49
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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
#28555C
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#5C2855
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#555C28
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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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#2F285C
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#5C2F28
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#555C28
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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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#49285C
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#5C2F28
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#3B5C28
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Nearest named colors to #28555C

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

Spectra color link
Spectra

#2F5A57

Marathon color link
Marathon

#305563

Navigate color link
Navigate

#304E5E

Arapawa color link
Arapawa

#274A5D

Wanaka color link
Wanaka

#284962

Beatnik color link
Beatnik

#1F4F54

Spinnaker color link
Spinnaker

#2F4D66

Retro color link
Retro

#1B5256

Eden color link
Eden

#266255

#28555C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28555C
  • RGB40, 85, 92
  • CMYK20, 3, 0, 64
  • CSSrgb(40, 85, 92)
  • HSL188°, 39%, 26%
  • HSL Precise188.077°, 39.394%, 25.882%
  • HSV188°, 57%, 36%
  • HSB188°, 57%, 36%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.333
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.333, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.333, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.333, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB33.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28555C
  • DECIMAL ID2643292
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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