HEX atlas value

#28C36B

#28C36B is a cool green HEX color close to Medium Sea Green. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 40, 195, 107, HSL 146, 66%, 46%, has luminance 0.4054, and belongs to the balanced group.

green cool balanced

#28C36B Sample readable text

HEX #28C36B

RGB rgb(40, 195, 107)

HSL hsl(146 66% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(79, 0, 45, 24)

Luminance 0.4054

Contrast Black 9.11:1White 2.31:1

CSS

--color-28c36b: #28C36B;
.background-28c36b { background-color: #28C36B; }
.text-28c36b { color: #28C36B; }

Luminance0.4054

Black text9.11:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#28C36B","rgb":[40,195,107],"hsl":[146,66,46],"cmyk":[79,0,45,24],"luminance":0.4054,"contrast":{"black":9.11,"white":2.31}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":9.11,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.31,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#67E09B","hex":"#67E09B","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.71,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#0EDD68","hex":"#0EDD68","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.56,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.87,"contrastWhite":2.13,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#28C3B8","hex":"#28C3B8","family":"cyan","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.59,"contrastWhite":2.19,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#32C328","hex":"#32C328","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.97,"contrastWhite":2.34,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","balanced","balanced green","Medium Sea Green adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/28c36b.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/medium-sea-green.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/emerald.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/paris-green.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#C32880","analogous":["#32C328","#28C3B8"],"triadic":["#6B28C3","#C36B28"],"tetradic":["#2832C3","#C32880","#C3B828"],"splitComplementary":["#B828C3","#C32832"],"monochromatic":["#67E09B","#28C36B","#187741"]}

Variants

{"light":"#67E09B","dark":"#187741","saturated":"#0EDD68","desaturated":"#42A96E","pastel":"#8FDBB0","neon":"#14FF7A"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"medium-sea-green","name":"Medium Sea Green","hex":"#3CB371","distance":26.30589287593181},{"slug":"emerald","name":"Emerald","hex":"#50C878","distance":42.35563716909474},{"slug":"paris-green","name":"Paris Green","hex":"#50C878","distance":42.35563716909474},{"slug":"jade","name":"Jade","hex":"#00A86B","distance":48.25971404805462},{"slug":"shamrock","name":"Shamrock","hex":"#009E60","distance":55.58776843874919}]

HEX meaning and use

About #28C36B

#28C36B is classified as a cool green value with balanced visual character. #28C36B is visually closest to Medium Sea Green, a named green color with HEX #3CB371.

The RGB channels are 40, 195, and 107, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg with 66% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and botanical and wellness palettes. Its luminance is 0.4054, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 26.31, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text9.11:1AA Pass

White text2.31:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #28C36B needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000009.11:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.31:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#67E09B#000000 text · best 12.71:1#67E09B

#0EDD68#000000 text · best 11.56:1#0EDD68

Paris Green#000000 text · best 9.87:1#50C878

#28C3B8#000000 text · best 9.59:1#28C3B8

#32C328#000000 text · best 8.97:1#32C328

Generated Palette

#28C36B#28C36B

#C32880#C32880

#32C328#32C328

#28C3B8#28C3B8

#67E09B#67E09B

#187741#187741

Color Harmonies

#C32880#C32880

#32C328#32C328

#28C3B8#28C3B8

#6B28C3#6B28C3

#C36B28#C36B28

Variants

#67E09B#67E09B

#187741#187741

#0EDD68#0EDD68

#42A96E#42A96E

#8FDBB0#8FDBB0

#14FF7A#14FF7A

Nearest Named Colors

Medium Sea Green#3CB371

Emerald#50C878

Paris Green#50C878

Jade#00A86B

Shamrock#009E60

#28C36B

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #28C36B

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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