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Recognised as Colour

#27554E

  • #27554E
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark slate grey

#27554E is a cyan with RGB values 39, 85, 78 and HSL 171°, 37%, 24%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 8.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark slate grey.

Colour values

#27554E#27554E
HEX#27554E
RGBrgb(39, 85, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.3333, 0.3059
RGB percentages15.3%, 33.3%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(170.9, 37.1%, 24.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(170.9, 54.1%, 33.3%)
CMYK54.1%, 0%, 8.2%, 66.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,577,742
CSS custom property--colour: #27554E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.07478WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness73.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 8.41:1
Contrast with white8.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black2.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#4B4B4B
Inverted#D8AAB1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#51514Eno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#4A4B4Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 18.3 from the original
Tritanopia#0F5753no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 5.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text8.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text2.5:1WCAG large text: Fail

Named colours

Dark slate grey · ΔE 6.9Teal · ΔE 20.5Dim grey · ΔE 21.2Dark cyan · ΔE 24.7Slate grey · ΔE 27.2Gray · ΔE 27.3
Nearest named CSS colourDark slate grey (#2F4F4F)ΔE 6.9, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#55272E
Analogous#275537, #274555
Triadic#4E2755, #554E27
Split complementary#552745, #553727
Tetradic#372755, #55272E, #455527

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#82C6BB
Lighter +30%#5FB6A9
Lighter +20%#479B8E
Lighter +10%#37786E
Darker −10%#17322E
Darker −20%#070F0E
Darker −30%#000000
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#186559
Less saturated −25%#374643

Channel breakdown

R39
G85
B78
Red39 (15.3%)
Green85 (33.3%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue170.87°
Saturation (HSL)37.1%
Lightness24.31%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 55 · B 4E

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