Information about #288D8F color

#288D8F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #288D8F is classified in the Register under the Cyan Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(40, 141, 143) — 15.7% red, 55.3% green, 56.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 40 / 1 / 0 / 44. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pleasantly vivid aqua cyan, #288D8F occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in balanced palettes where no single element should shout. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Celeritas (#299792). Slightly further away sit Java (#259797) and Scooter (#308EA0).

The recipe behind #288D8F is rgb(40, 141, 143), with blue as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 5.3:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.0:1. #288D8F has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#288D8F color variations

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

#288D8F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#288D8F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#288D8F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#288D8F 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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#288F67

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#288D8F 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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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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#288F5E
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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
#288D8F
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#8F288D
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#8D8F28
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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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#2A288F
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#8F2A28
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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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#5E288F
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#8F2A28
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Nearest named colors to #288D8F

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

Celeritas color link
Celeritas

#299792

Java color link
Java

#259797

Scooter color link
Scooter

#308EA0

Retreat color link
Retreat

#39909B

Celadon Green color link
Celadon Green

#2F847C

Sea color link
Sea

#3C9992

ChaosDragon color link
ChaosDragon

#139084

Blue Chill color link
Blue Chill

#408F90

Greenish Blue color link
Greenish Blue

#307D7E

Landmark color link
Landmark

#3E9889

Illuminating Emerald color link
Illuminating Emerald

#319177

Soylent Green color link
Soylent Green

#218B76

#288D8F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#288D8F
  • RGB40, 141, 143
  • CMYK40, 1, 0, 44
  • CSSrgb(40, 141, 143)
  • HSL181°, 56%, 36%
  • HSL Precise181.165°, 56.284%, 35.882%
  • HSV181°, 72%, 56%
  • HSB181°, 72%, 56%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.157
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.553
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.561
  • GLSLvec3(0.157, 0.553, 0.561)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.157, 0.553, 0.561, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.157, 0.553, 0.561)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB15.7%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB55.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.1%
  • Color FamilyCyan
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX ID288D8F
  • DECIMAL ID2657679
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers29 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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