#27A5A8#27A5A8
#27A5A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.104 H 197.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A5A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 165, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 62%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 1.8%, 0%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.80, -31.36, -11.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.80, 33.28, 199.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.89% -0.0989 -0.031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.89% 0.104 197.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3565, 30.1661, 41.7353) |
| Luminance | 0.3017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.53
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.58
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A5A8 #A82A27
analogous
#27A86A #27A5A8 #2765A8
triadic
#27A5A8 #A827A5 #A5A827
tetradic
#27A5A8 #6A27A8 #A82A27 #65A827
square
#27A5A8 #6A27A8 #A82A27 #65A827
split-complementary
#27A5A8 #A82765 #A86A27
monochromatic
#104345 #1B7476 #27A5A8 #3BCED1 #6CDADD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.99
#27A5A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.03
#27A5A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27A5A8
7.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A5A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A5A8 | 1.00 | 2.99 | 7.03 | 7.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8790A9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a5a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 165, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.104 197.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c0c1',
500: '#27a5a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a5a8; $custom-light: #78c0c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a5a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 165,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.395,
"s": 62.319,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65885,
"c": 0.10363,
"h": 197.4
},
"luminance": 0.30169
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A5A8
secondary
#C36967
accent
#4642E5
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181