Information about #28707A color

#28707A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #28707A belongs to the Cyan Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(40, 112, 122) — 15.7% red, 43.9% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 32 / 4 / 0 / 52. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #28707A reads as a confidently colored water-like 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 almost identical to Atoll (#2B797A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Elm (#297B76) and Light Blue Flower (#1D697C).

In RGB terms — rgb(40, 112, 122) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #28707A: 5.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.7:1 for black. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #28707A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#28707A color variations

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

#28707A 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #28707A

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

Atoll color link
Atoll

#2B797A

Elm color link
Elm

#297B76

Myrtle Green color link
Myrtle Green

#317873

Ming color link
Ming

#36747D

Muse color link
Muse

#2E696D

Boomtown color link
Boomtown

#346672

Genoa color link
Genoa

#31796D

Dauntless color link
Dauntless

#166F7F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#28707A
  • RGB40, 112, 122
  • CMYK32, 4, 0, 52
  • CSSrgb(40, 112, 122)
  • HSL187°, 51%, 32%
  • HSL Precise187.317°, 50.617%, 31.765%
  • HSV187°, 67%, 48%
  • HSB187°, 67%, 48%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.439
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.439, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.439, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.439, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB43.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID28707A
  • DECIMAL ID2650234
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01