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Recognised as Colour

#27E4C9

  • #27E4C9
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Turquoise

#27E4C9 is a cyan with RGB values 39, 228, 201 and HSL 171°, 78%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Turquoise.

Colour values

#27E4C9#27E4C9
HEX#27E4C9
RGBrgb(39, 228, 201)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.8941, 0.7882
RGB percentages15.3%, 89.4%, 78.8%
HSLhsl(171.4, 77.8%, 52.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(171.4, 82.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK82.9%, 0%, 11.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,614,473
CSS custom property--colour: #27E4C9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60135WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BABABA
Inverted#D81B36

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAD6C8no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 49.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#C2C4CBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 51 from the original
Tritanopia#00E8DCno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Turquoise · ΔE 7.6Aquamarine · ΔE 14.4Medium aquamarine · ΔE 15.4Medium turquoise · ΔE 16.4Aqua · ΔE 17.5Cyan · ΔE 17.5
Nearest named CSS colourTurquoise (#40E0D0)ΔE 7.61, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E42742
Analogous#27E46B, #27A1E4
Triadic#C927E4, #E4C927
Split complementary#E427A0, #E46B27
Tetradic#6B27E4, #E42742, #A0E427

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#DCFBF6
Lighter +30%#AFF5EB
Lighter +20%#82EFE0
Lighter +10%#54EAD4
Darker −10%#18C0A8
Darker −20%#129380
Darker −30%#0D6559
Darker −40%#073831
More saturated +25%#0CFFDC
Less saturated −25%#45C6B3

Channel breakdown

R39
G228
B201
Red39 (15.3%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue201 (78.8%)
Hue171.43°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness52.35%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR 27 · G E4 · B C9

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