#27bcc5

Color #27bcc5

A moderately saturated medium cyan.

Closest named color Dark Turquoise #00ced1 · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class cyan-500 #00b8db · ΔE 8.5

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Conversions

HEX

#27bcc5

RGB

rgb(39, 188, 197)

HSL

hsl(183.4, 66.9%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(183.4, 80.2%, 77.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(80.2%, 4.6%, 0%, 22.7%)

LAB

lab(69.77, -33.51, -15.26)

LCH

lch(69.77, 36.82, 204.48)

OKLCH

oklch(72.7%, 0.1166, 201.33)

HWB

hwb(183.4, 15.3%, 22.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#c53027

Analogous

#27c57f

#27bcc5

#276dc5

Triadic

#27bcc5

#c527bc

#bcc527

Split-complementary

#27bcc5

#c5276d

#c57f27

Tetradic

#27bcc5

#3027c5

#c53027

#bcc527

Square

#27bcc5

#7f27c5

#c53027

#6dc527

Shades

Color #27bcc5 mixed toward black.

#219da4

#1a7d83

#145e63

#0d3f42

#071f21

Tints

Color #27bcc5 mixed toward white.

#41d1d9

#67dae1

#8de3e8

#b3ecf0

#d9f6f7

Tones

Color #27bcc5 mixed toward gray.

#34b0b8

#41a5ab

#4f999e

#5c8d90

#698283

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.31:1

Aa Black text on this color

9.09:1

Black text reads better on this background (9.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#8485c3 · ΔE 31.2

Deuteranopia

#7c71c2 · ΔE 36.1

Tritanopia

#3bc1c1 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#aaaaaa · ΔE 22.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #27bcc5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#27bcc5]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#27bcc5 (#27bcc5) is rgb(39, 188, 197) in RGB.

No, #27bcc5 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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