#27A5B1#27A5B1
#27A5B1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.305; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.105 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A5B1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 165, 177) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78%, 6.8%, 0%, 30.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.09, -28.58, -15.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.09, 32.64, 208.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.22% -0.095 -0.0438) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.22% 0.105 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2241, 30.5132, 46.3048) |
| Luminance | 0.3052 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.98
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.52
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.18
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A5B1 #B13327
analogous
#27B178 #27A5B1 #2760B1
triadic
#27A5B1 #B127A5 #A5B127
tetradic
#27A5B1 #7827B1 #B13327 #60B127
square
#27A5B1 #7827B1 #B13327 #60B127
split-complementary
#27A5B1 #B12760 #B17827
monochromatic
#11484D #1C767F #27A5B1 #40C8D5 #72D6E0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.96
#27A5B1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.10
#27A5B1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27A5B1
7.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A5B1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A5B1 | 1.00 | 2.96 | 7.10 | 7.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.96 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979EB2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8490B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACA8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#969696
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a5b1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 165, 177); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.105 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c0c8',
500: '#27a5b1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a5b1; $custom-light: #79c0c8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a5b1",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 165,
"b": 177
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.217,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66225,
"c": 0.10458,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.30516
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A5B1
secondary
#C7756D
accent
#4F41E7
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F8
border
#CAD0D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182