Recognised as Colour

#27A189

#27A189
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#27A189 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 161, 137 and HSL 168°, 61%, 39%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#27A189#27A189

HEX#27A189

RGBrgb(39, 161, 137)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6314, 0.5373

RGB percentages15.3%, 63.1%, 53.7%

HSLhsl(168.2, 61%, 39.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(168.2, 75.8%, 63.1%)

CMYK75.8%, 0%, 14.9%, 36.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,597,257

CSS custom property--colour: #27A189;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.27727WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness133.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.55:1

Contrast with white3.21:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black6.55:1WCAG normal text: AA

Greyscale equivalent#858585

Inverted#D85E76

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#9B9788no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 37.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#8B8B8Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 38.6 from the original

Tritanopia#00A39Ano blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text3.21:1WCAG large text: AA

Contrast with black, large text6.55:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 11.3 Dark cyan · ΔE 16.2 Medium aquamarine · ΔE 16.9 Sea green · ΔE 18.8 Teal · ΔE 18.9 Medium turquoise · ΔE 20.7

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 11.32, a distinctly different colour

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#A1273F

Analogous#27A14C, #277CA1

Triadic#8927A1, #A18927

Split complementary#A1277C, #A14C27

Tetradic#4C27A1, #A1273F, #7CA127

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#AAEADE

Lighter +30%#81E0CE

Lighter +20%#58D6BD

Lighter +10%#31CAAC

Darker −10%#1D7866

Darker −20%#134F43

Darker −30%#092620

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#0EBA98

Less saturated −25%#40887A

Channel breakdown

R39

G161

B137

Red39 (15.3%)

Green161 (63.1%)

Blue137 (53.7%)

Hue168.2°

Saturation (HSL)61%

Lightness39.22%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G A1 · B 89

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