Colour
#277F72
- #277F72
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#277F72 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 127, 114 and HSL 171°, 53%, 33%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.8:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#277F72#277F72
HEX#277F72
RGBrgb(39, 127, 114)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.498, 0.4471
RGB percentages15.3%, 49.8%, 44.7%
HSLhsl(171.1, 53%, 32.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.1, 69.3%, 49.8%)
CMYK69.3%, 0%, 10.2%, 50.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,588,530
CSS custom property--colour: #277F72;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.16825WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness106.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.81:1
Contrast with white4.81:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#6B6B6B
Inverted#D8808D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.36:1WCAG large text: AA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#7F2734
Analogous#277F46, #27607F
Triadic#72277F, #7F7227
Split complementary#7F2760, #7F4627
Tetradic#46277F, #7F2734, #607F27
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G127
B114
Red39 (15.3%)
Green127 (49.8%)
Blue114 (44.7%)
Hue171.14°
Saturation (HSL)53.01%
Lightness32.55%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G 7F · B 72
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