#27A9B4#27A9B4
#27A9B4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.107 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27A9B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 169, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 64%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.3%, 6.1%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.43, -29.61, -15.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.43, 33.38, 207.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.34% -0.0976 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.34% 0.107 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2592, 32.0997, 48.1412) |
| Luminance | 0.3210 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.42
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.68
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.95
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27A9B4 #B43227
analogous
#27B478 #27A9B4 #2762B4
triadic
#27A9B4 #B427A9 #A9B427
tetradic
#27A9B4 #7827B4 #B43227 #62B427
square
#27A9B4 #7827B4 #B43227 #62B427
split-complementary
#27A9B4 #B42762 #B47827
monochromatic
#114B4F #1C7A82 #27A9B4 #42CBD6 #74D9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#27A9B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#27A9B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27A9B4
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27A9B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27A9B4 | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9BA2B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27a9b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 169, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.107 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac3ca',
500: '#27a9b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27a9b4; $custom-light: #7ac3ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27a9b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 169,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.681,
"s": 64.384,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67336,
"c": 0.1066,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.32103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27A9B4
secondary
#C8766F
accent
#4D40E7
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182