All About Color #287C8A

#287C8A

About #287C8A

#287C8A is a dark cyan color with the hex code #287C8A. In RGB it is red 40, green 124, blue 138; in HSL it is hue 189°, saturation 55%, lightness 35%; in CMYK it is 71%, 10%, 0%, 46%. Its contrast ratio is 4.84:1 on white and 4.34:1 on black.

#287C8A Color Conversion

Hex triplet28, 7C, 8A
CMYK71.01%, 10.14%, 0.00%, 45.88%
RGB Decimal40, 124, 138
HSL189°, 55%, 35%
RGB Octal50, 174, 212
HSV (HSB)188.57°, 71.01%, 54.12%
RGB Binary101000, 1111100, 10001010
CIE-L*AB47.88, -19.93, -14.89
RGB Percent15.69%, 48.63%, 54.12%
CIE-L*CH47.88, 24.88, 216.75
XYZ12.67, 16.70, 26.60
CIE-L*UV47.88, -31.17, -18.72
xyY0.23, 0.30, 16.70
Hunter-Lab40.87, -16.18, -9.98
RYB15.69%, 33.42%, 54.12%

Color Accessibility Scores

#287C8A on a dark background: contrast 4.34:1, passes WCAG AA for large text only.
#287C8A on a light background: contrast 4.84:1, passes WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #287C8A, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#287C8A · #45B5C9 · #143C43 · #8A3728 · #C95945

Analogous palette

#288A37 · #288A68 · #287C8A · #284B8A · #37288A

Triadic palette

#287C8A · #8A287C · #7C8A28 · #45B5C9 · #C945B5

Tetradic palette

#287C8A · #68288A · #8A3728 · #4B8A28 · #143C43

Monochromatic palette

#061214 · #17474F · #287C8A · #39B1C6 · #75C8D7

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