#27A5AA#27A5AA
#27A5AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.302; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.104 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A5AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 165, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 77%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 2.9%, 0%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.86, -30.75, -12.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.86, 33.07, 201.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.96% -0.098 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.96% 0.104 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5442, 30.2412, 42.7241) |
| Luminance | 0.3024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.93
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.08
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.18
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 8.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 8.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A5AA #AA2C27
analogous
#27AA6D #27A5AA #2763AA
triadic
#27A5AA #AA27A5 #A5AA27
tetradic
#27A5AA #6D27AA #AA2C27 #63AA27
square
#27A5AA #6D27AA #AA2C27 #63AA27
split-complementary
#27A5AA #AA2763 #AA6D27
monochromatic
#104446 #1C7578 #27A5AA #3CCDD2 #6ED9DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.98
#27A5AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.05
#27A5AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27A5AA
7.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A5AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A5AA | 1.00 | 2.98 | 7.05 | 7.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#999DAB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8690AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#959595
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a5aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 165, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.104 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0c3',
500: '#27a5aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a5aa; $custom-light: #79c0c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a5aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 165,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.29,
"s": 62.679,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65959,
"c": 0.10369,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.30244
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A5AA
secondary
#C46C69
accent
#4842E6
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#EFF7F7
border
#CAD0D0
text
#0B1212
muted
#7C8181