#27AAB5#27AAB5
#27AAB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.107 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27AAB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 170, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 65%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 78%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.5%, 6.1%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.77, -29.78, -15.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.77, 33.56, 207.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.62% -0.0981 -0.043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.62% 0.107 203.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5482, 32.5141, 48.7418) |
| Luminance | 0.3252 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.24
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.51
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.58
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.71
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.80
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27AAB5 #B53227
analogous
#27B579 #27AAB5 #2763B5
triadic
#27AAB5 #B527AA #AAB527
tetradic
#27AAB5 #7927B5 #B53227 #63B527
square
#27AAB5 #7927B5 #B53227 #63B527
split-complementary
#27AAB5 #B52763 #B57927
monochromatic
#114B50 #1C7B83 #27AAB5 #43CBD6 #75D9E1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#27AAB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#27AAB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27AAB5
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27AAB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27AAB5 | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA3B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8894B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27aab5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 170, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.107 203.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3cb',
500: '#27aab5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27aab5; $custom-light: #7bc3cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27aab5",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 170,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.648,
"s": 64.545,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67622,
"c": 0.10714,
"h": 203.7
},
"luminance": 0.32517
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27AAB5
secondary
#C9766F
accent
#4D40E8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1213
muted
#7C8182