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Colour

#27AFBC

  • #27AFBC
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Light seagreen

#27AFBC is a cyan with RGB values 39, 175, 188 and HSL 185°, 66%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Light seagreen.

Colour values

#27AFBC#27AFBC
HEX#27AFBC
RGBrgb(39, 175, 188)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.6863, 0.7373
RGB percentages15.3%, 68.6%, 73.7%
HSLhsl(185.2, 65.6%, 44.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(185.2, 79.3%, 73.7%)
CMYK79.3%, 6.9%, 0%, 26.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,600,892
CSS custom property--colour: #27AFBC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.34722WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness149.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.94:1
Contrast with white2.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#939393
Inverted#D85043

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A0A8BDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#8C99BCno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 33.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00B7B3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.94:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Light seagreen · ΔE 12.8Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.3Cadetblue · ΔE 14.6Dark cyan · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 15.9Teal · ΔE 19.2
Nearest named CSS colourLight seagreen (#20B2AA)ΔE 12.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#BC3427
Analogous#27BC7E, #2765BC
Triadic#BC27AF, #AFBC27
Split complementary#BC2765, #BC7F27
Tetradic#7E27BC, #BC3427, #65BC27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#BEEDF1
Lighter +30%#93E1E9
Lighter +20%#69D6E0
Lighter +10%#3FCAD7
Darker −10%#1E8892
Darker −20%#156068
Darker −30%#0D393D
Darker −40%#041213
More saturated +25%#0BC6D8
Less saturated −25%#4398A0

Channel breakdown

R39
G175
B188
Red39 (15.3%)
Green175 (68.6%)
Blue188 (73.7%)
Hue185.23°
Saturation (HSL)65.64%
Lightness44.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G AF · B BC

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