Recognised as Colour
#27534E
- #27534E
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark slate grey
#27534E is a cyan with RGB values 39, 83, 78 and HSL 173°, 36%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.
Colour values
#27534E#27534E
HEX#27534E
RGBrgb(39, 83, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3255, 0.3059
RGB percentages15.3%, 32.5%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(173.2, 36.1%, 23.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(173.2, 53%, 32.5%)
CMYK53%, 0%, 6%, 67.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,577,230
CSS custom property--colour: #27534E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.07168WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness72.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.63:1
Contrast with white8.63:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#494949
Inverted#D8ACB1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.63:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#53272C
Analogous#275338, #274253
Triadic#4E2753, #534E27
Split complementary#532742, #533827
Tetradic#382753, #53272C, #425327
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G83
B78
Red39 (15.3%)
Green83 (32.5%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue173.18°
Saturation (HSL)36.07%
Lightness23.92%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 53 · B 4E
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