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Recognised as Colour

#27C2DB

  • #27C2DB
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#27C2DB is a cyan with RGB values 39, 194, 219 and HSL 188°, 71%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#27C2DB#27C2DB
HEX#27C2DB
RGBrgb(39, 194, 219)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.7608, 0.8588
RGB percentages15.3%, 76.1%, 85.9%
HSLhsl(188.3, 71.4%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(188.3, 82.2%, 85.9%)
CMYK82.2%, 11.4%, 0%, 14.1%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,605,787
CSS custom property--colour: #27C2DB;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.44129WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness167.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.83:1
Contrast with white2.14:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.83:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A3A3A3
Inverted#D83D24

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AEBBDCno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 32.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#97AADBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 34.5 from the original
Tritanopia#00CCCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 17.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.14:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.83:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.7Sky blue · ΔE 16.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 17.6Light seagreen · ΔE 19.9Light skyblue · ΔE 20.8Cadetblue · ΔE 21.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 14.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DB4027
Analogous#27DB9A, #2768DB
Triadic#DB27C2, #C2DB27
Split complementary#DB2768, #DB9A27
Tetradic#9A27DB, #DB4027, #68DB27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#D6F3F8
Lighter +30%#AAE7F1
Lighter +20%#7EDBEA
Lighter +10%#53CEE2
Darker −10%#1E9DB1
Darker −20%#167686
Darker −30%#0F505A
Darker −40%#08292E
More saturated +25%#08D9FB
Less saturated −25%#47ABBB

Channel breakdown

R39
G194
B219
Red39 (15.3%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue219 (85.9%)
Hue188.33°
Saturation (HSL)71.43%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G C2 · B DB

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