Colour

#27AFAB

#27AFAB
Cyan
Dark
Nearest: Light seagreen

#27AFAB is a cyan with RGB values 39, 175, 171 and HSL 178°, 64%, 42%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#27AFAB#27AFAB

HEX#27AFAB

RGBrgb(39, 175, 171)

RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6863, 0.6706

RGB percentages15.3%, 68.6%, 67.1%

HSLhsl(178.2, 63.6%, 42%)

HSV / HSBhsv(178.2, 77.7%, 68.6%)

CMYK77.7%, 0%, 2.3%, 31.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer2,600,875

CSS custom property--colour: #27AFAB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34032WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness147.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.81:1

Contrast with white2.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black7.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#929292

Inverted#D85054

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#A4A6ABno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 36 from the original

Deuteranopia#9198ACno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 37.1 from the original

Tritanopia#00B4ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.2 from the original

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

Contrast with white, large text2.69:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text7.81:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 3 Medium turquoise · ΔE 12.1 Dark turquoise · ΔE 12.6 Dark cyan · ΔE 13.6 Cadetblue · ΔE 16 Teal · ΔE 17.9

Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 3.01, a close match

Hue familycyan

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#AF272B

Analogous#27AF67, #276FAF

Triadic#AB27AF, #AFAB27

Split complementary#AF276F, #AF6727

Tetradic#6727AF, #AF272B, #6FAF27

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#B4EEED

Lighter +30%#8AE5E2

Lighter +20%#60DCD8

Lighter +10%#37D2CE

Darker −10%#1E8582

Darker −20%#145C59

Darker −30%#0B3231

Darker −40%#020808

More saturated +25%#0CCAC4

Less saturated −25%#429492

Channel breakdown

R39

G175

B171

Red39 (15.3%)

Green175 (68.6%)

Blue171 (67.1%)

Hue178.24°

Saturation (HSL)63.55%

Lightness41.96%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR 27 · G AF · B AB

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