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#27B7BC

#27b7bc ≈ Verdigris

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27b7bc is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 71.76% green and 73.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 79.26% cyan, 2.66% magenta, 0% yellow and 26.27% black. Its hue angle is 182.01°, with 65.64% saturation and 44.51% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with freshness, technology and clarity. Designers typically use it for health and wellness, technology products and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Verdigris (#43b3ae), ΔE 3.92.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.3793

Complementary

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #bc2c27

Split complementary

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #bc276d
  3. #bc7627

Analogous

  1. #27bc76
  2. #27b7bc
  3. #276dbc

Triadic

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #bc27b7
  3. #b7bc27

Tetradic

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #2c27bc
  3. #bc2c27
  4. #b7bc27

Square

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #7627bc
  3. #bc2c27
  4. #6dbc27

Monochromatic

  1. #0d3c3d
  2. #1a797d
  3. #27b7bc
  4. #54d7dc
  5. #93e6e9

Shades

#27b7bc mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #23a5a9
  3. #1f9296
  4. #1b8084
  5. #176e71
  6. #145c5e
  7. #10494b
  8. #0c3738
  9. #082526
  10. #041213
  11. #000000

Tints

#27b7bc mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #3dbec3
  3. #52c5c9
  4. #68cdd0
  5. #7dd4d7
  6. #93dbde
  7. #a9e2e4
  8. #bee9eb
  9. #d4f1f2
  10. #e9f8f8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27b7bc mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27b7bc
  2. #30b2b6
  3. #39acb0
  4. #42a7aa
  5. #4ba1a4
  6. #549c9e
  7. #5c9698
  8. #659192
  9. #6e8b8c
  10. #778686
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 8.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #a6a6a6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #85adaf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a9aebd ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #959fbd ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00beb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #88b2bc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #78a9bc ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00bbba ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27b7bc {
  color: #27b7bc;
}
Background
.bg-27b7bc {
  background-color: #27b7bc;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27b7bc {
  border: 2px solid #27b7bc;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27b7bc;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 183 188;
  --color-primary-hsl: 182 66% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27b7bc {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27b7bc, #276dbc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27b7bc {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 183 188 / 0.35);
}

#43b3ae Verdigris ΔE 3.92 #0abab5 Tiffany Blue ΔE 3.96 #20b2aa Light Sea Green ΔE 5.15 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.82 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.05 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 7.61 #5f9ea0 Cadet Blue ΔE 8.87 #d84843 Inverted #a6a6a6 Grayscale 

Verdigris
#27b7bc  rgb(39, 183, 188)  hsl(182, 66%, 45%)  Verdigris
#bc2c27  rgb(188, 44, 39)  hsl(2, 66%, 45%)  Firebrick
#bc27b7  rgb(188, 39, 183)  hsl(302, 66%, 45%)  Purpureus
#b7bc27  rgb(183, 188, 39)  hsl(62, 66%, 45%)  Apple Green