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Colour

#27CDB6

  • #27CDB6
  • Cyan
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#27CDB6 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 205, 182 and HSL 172°, 68%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#27CDB6#27CDB6
HEX#27CDB6
RGBrgb(39, 205, 182)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8039, 0.7137
RGB percentages15.3%, 80.4%, 71.4%
HSLhsl(171.7, 68%, 47.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.7, 81%, 80.4%)
CMYK81%, 0%, 11.2%, 19.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,608,566
CSS custom property--colour: #27CDB6;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.47471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness170 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.49:1
Contrast with white2:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A8A8A8
Inverted#D83249

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#C4C0B5no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.4 from the original
Deuteranopia#AFB1B8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00D1C6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 8Medium aquamarine · ΔE 11.1Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.8Light seagreen · ΔE 13.3Dark turquoise · ΔE 14.5Aquamarine · ΔE 20.1
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.96, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#CD273E
Analogous#27CD63, #2791CD
Triadic#B627CD, #CDB627
Split complementary#CD2791, #CD6327
Tetradic#6327CD, #CD273E, #91CD27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#CBF5EF
Lighter +30%#A0EDE2
Lighter +20%#75E5D5
Lighter +10%#4ADDC8
Darker −10%#1FA290
Darker −20%#17776A
Darker −30%#0F4C44
Darker −40%#06221E
More saturated +25%#08ECCC
Less saturated −25%#46AFA0

Channel breakdown

R39
G205
B182
Red39 (15.3%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue182 (71.4%)
Hue171.69°
Saturation (HSL)68.03%
Lightness47.84%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G CD · B B6

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