Recognised as Colour
#27808D
- #27808D
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#27808D is a cyan with RGB values 39, 128, 141 and HSL 188°, 57%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 4.6:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#27808D#27808D
HEX#27808D
RGBrgb(39, 128, 141)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.502, 0.5529
RGB percentages15.3%, 50.2%, 55.3%
HSLhsl(187.6, 56.7%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(187.6, 72.3%, 55.3%)
CMYK72.3%, 9.2%, 0%, 44.7%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,588,813
CSS custom property--colour: #27808D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.17793WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness111.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 4.61:1
Contrast with white4.61:1WCAG normal text: AA
Contrast with black4.56:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#6E6E6E
Inverted#D87F72
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.61:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text4.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#8D3427
Analogous#278D67, #274D8D
Triadic#8D2780, #808D27
Split complementary#8D274D, #8D6727
Tetradic#67278D, #8D3427, #4D8D27
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G128
B141
Red39 (15.3%)
Green128 (50.2%)
Blue141 (55.3%)
Hue187.65°
Saturation (HSL)56.67%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 80 · B 8D
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