Recognised as Colour
#27899A
- #27899A
- Cyan
- Dark
- Nearest: Teal
#27899A is a cyan with RGB values 39, 137, 154 and HSL 189°, 60%, 38%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 5.1:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Teal.
Colour values
#27899A#27899A
HEX#27899A
RGBrgb(39, 137, 154)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.5373, 0.6039
RGB percentages15.3%, 53.7%, 60.4%
HSLhsl(188.9, 59.6%, 37.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.9, 74.7%, 60.4%)
CMYK74.7%, 11%, 0%, 39.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,591,130
CSS custom property--colour: #27899A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.20656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness119.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 5.13:1
Contrast with white4.09:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black5.13:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#757575
Inverted#D87665
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text4.09:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text5.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#9A3827
Analogous#279A71, #27509A
Triadic#9A2789, #899A27
Split complementary#9A2750, #9A7227
Tetradic#71279A, #9A3827, #509A27
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R39
G137
B154
Red39 (15.3%)
Green137 (53.7%)
Blue154 (60.4%)
Hue188.87°
Saturation (HSL)59.59%
Lightness37.84%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G 89 · B 9A
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