#27A49E#27A49E
#27A49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.104 H 190.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 164, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.2%, 0%, 3.7%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.18, -33.87, -6.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.18, 34.48, 190.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.28% -0.1024 -0.0181) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.28% 0.104 190) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2808, 29.4484, 36.9563) |
| Luminance | 0.2945 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.72
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.13
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.24
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.55
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.80
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A49E #A4272D
analogous
#27A460 #27A49E #276CA4
triadic
#27A49E #9E27A4 #A49E27
tetradic
#27A49E #6027A4 #A4272D #6CA427
square
#27A49E #6027A4 #A4272D #6CA427
split-complementary
#27A49E #A4276C #A46027
monochromatic
#0F413F #1B736E #27A49E #38D0C9 #6ADCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#27A49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.89
#27A49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #27A49E
6.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A49E | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.89 | 6.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9B9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#898E9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 164, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.104 190.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfba',
500: '#27a49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a49e; $custom-light: #77bfba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 164,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.12,
"s": 61.576,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65276,
"c": 0.104,
"h": 190
},
"luminance": 0.29451
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A49E
secondary
#C26569
accent
#434BE5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1211
muted
#7C8180