#27A5A5#27A5A5
#27A5A5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.301; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.104 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A5A5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 165, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.4%, 0%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.70, -32.27, -9.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.70, 33.67, 196.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.78% -0.1002 -0.0267) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.78% 0.104 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0802, 30.0556, 40.2803) |
| Luminance | 0.3006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.77
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.81
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.08
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.28
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.53
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A5A5 #A52727
analogous
#27A566 #27A5A5 #2766A5
triadic
#27A5A5 #A527A5 #A5A527
tetradic
#27A5A5 #6627A5 #A52727 #66A527
square
#27A5A5 #6627A5 #A52727 #66A527
split-complementary
#27A5A5 #A52766 #A56627
monochromatic
#104242 #1B7474 #27A5A5 #39D0D0 #6ADCDC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.00
#27A5A5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
7.01
#27A5A5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27A5A5
7.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A5A5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A5A5 | 1.00 | 3.00 | 7.01 | 7.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9DA5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888FA6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AAA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a5a5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 165, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.104 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0bf',
500: '#27a5a5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a5a5; $custom-light: #78c0bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a5a5",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 165,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65776,
"c": 0.10374,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.30058
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A5A5
secondary
#C26666
accent
#4343E5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181