#27AD9C#27AD9C
#27AD9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.112 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #27AD9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(39, 173, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.5%, 0%, 9.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.93, -38.57, -1.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.93, 38.59, 181.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% -0.1124 -0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.112 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7781, 32.7161, 36.6131) |
| Luminance | 0.3272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.66
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.22
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.48
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.87
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.70
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#27AD9C #AD2738
analogous
#27AD59 #27AD9C #277BAD
triadic
#27AD9C #9C27AD #AD9C27
tetradic
#27AD9C #5927AD #AD2738 #7BAD27
square
#27AD9C #5927AD #AD2738 #7BAD27
split-complementary
#27AD9C #AD277B #AD5927
monochromatic
#104942 #1C7B6F #27AD9C #3ED3C0 #70DFD1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#27AD9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#27AD9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #27AD9C
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##27AD9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##27AD9C | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A39B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #27ad9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(39, 173, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.112 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c6b9',
500: '#27ad9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #27ad9c; $custom-light: #79c6b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#27ad9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 39,
"g": 173,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.388,
"s": 63.208,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67503,
"c": 0.11245,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.32719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#27AD9C
secondary
#C66A76
accent
#4256E6
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280