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Colour

#27E3DE

  • #27E3DE
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#27E3DE is a cyan with RGB values 39, 227, 222 and HSL 178°, 77%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#27E3DE#27E3DE
HEX#27E3DE
RGBrgb(39, 227, 222)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8902, 0.8706
RGB percentages15.3%, 89%, 87.1%
HSLhsl(178.4, 77%, 52.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(178.4, 82.8%, 89%)
CMYK82.8%, 0%, 2.2%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,614,238
CSS custom property--colour: #27E3DE;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60643WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#D81C21

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5D7DEno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 45.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#BCC5DFno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 46.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00EAE1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 6.2Dark turquoise · ΔE 8.6Medium turquoise · ΔE 8.6Aqua · ΔE 10.6Cyan · ΔE 10.6Light seagreen · ΔE 18
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 6.18, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E3272C
Analogous#27E380, #278AE3
Triadic#DE27E3, #E3DE27
Split complementary#E3278A, #E38027
Tetradic#8027E3, #E3272C, #8AE327

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCFAFA
Lighter +30%#AEF5F3
Lighter +20%#81EFEC
Lighter +10%#54E9E5
Darker −10%#19BEBA
Darker −20%#13918E
Darker −30%#0D6462
Darker −40%#073736
More saturated +25%#0BFFF9
Less saturated −25%#45C4C1

Channel breakdown

R39
G227
B222
Red39 (15.3%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue222 (87.1%)
Hue178.4°
Saturation (HSL)77.05%
Lightness52.16%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G E3 · B DE

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