#27ACB8#27ACB8
#27ACB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.108 H 204.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27ACB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 172, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 65%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 79%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, -29.82, -16.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 33.88, 208.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.23% -0.0988 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.23% 0.108 204.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2371, 33.3941, 50.5064) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.62
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.92
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.78
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.76
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27ACB8 #B83327
analogous
#27B87B #27ACB8 #2763B8
triadic
#27ACB8 #B827AC #ACB827
tetradic
#27ACB8 #7B27B8 #B83327 #63B827
square
#27ACB8 #7B27B8 #B83327 #63B827
split-complementary
#27ACB8 #B82763 #B87B27
monochromatic
#124E53 #1C7D86 #27ACB8 #45CBD8 #77D9E2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#27ACB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#27ACB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27ACB8
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27ACB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27ACB8 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9DA5B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27acb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 172, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.108 204.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc5cd',
500: '#27acb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27acb8; $custom-light: #7bc5cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27acb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 172,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.966,
"s": 65.022,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68233,
"c": 0.10842,
"h": 204.3
},
"luminance": 0.33397
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27ACB8
secondary
#CA7871
accent
#4E40E8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282