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Recognised as Colour

#27E6EF

  • #27E6EF
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Nearest: Dark turquoise

#27E6EF is a cyan with RGB values 39, 230, 239 and HSL 183°, 86%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark turquoise.

Colour values

#27E6EF#27E6EF
HEX#27E6EF
RGBrgb(39, 230, 239)
RGB (0–1)0.1529, 0.902, 0.9373
RGB percentages15.3%, 90.2%, 93.7%
HSLhsl(182.7, 86.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(182.7, 83.7%, 93.7%)
CMYK83.7%, 3.8%, 0%, 6.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer2,615,023
CSS custom property--colour: #27E6EF;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.63257WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.65:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#D81910

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D4DBF0no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 42.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#BAC8F0no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 44.3 from the original
Tritanopia#00EFE8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 10.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark turquoise · ΔE 9Aqua · ΔE 11.2Cyan · ΔE 11.2Medium turquoise · ΔE 11.4Turquoise · ΔE 13.7Light seagreen · ΔE 21
Nearest named CSS colourDark turquoise (#00CED1)ΔE 9.01, clearly different but related
Hue familycyan
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#EF3027
Analogous#27EF94, #2782EF
Triadic#EF27E6, #E6EF27
Split complementary#EF2782, #EF9427
Tetradic#9427EF, #EF3027, #82EF27

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#E5FCFD
Lighter +30%#B5F6FA
Lighter +20%#86F1F6
Lighter +10%#56EBF3
Darker −10%#10CBD3
Darker −20%#0C9DA4
Darker −30%#097074
Darker −40%#054245
More saturated +25%#17F5FF
Less saturated −25%#44CCD2

Channel breakdown

R39
G230
B239
Red39 (15.3%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue239 (93.7%)
Hue182.7°
Saturation (HSL)86.21%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 27 · G E6 · B EF

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