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#27DCD4

#27dcd4 ≈ Bright Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27dcd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 86.27% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 3.64% yellow and 13.73% black. Its hue angle is 177.35°, with 72.11% saturation and 50.78% 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 12.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Bright Turquoise (#08e8de), ΔE 2.79.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5637

Complementary

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #dc272f

Split complementary

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #dc2789
  3. #dc7927

Analogous

  1. #27dc79
  2. #27dcd4
  3. #2789dc

Triadic

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #d427dc
  3. #dcd427

Tetradic

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #272fdc
  3. #dc272f
  4. #dcd427

Square

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #7927dc
  3. #dc272f
  4. #89dc27

Monochromatic

  1. #0f5b58
  2. #199d97
  3. #27dcd4
  4. #69e7e1
  5. #abf1ee

Shades

#27dcd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #23c6bf
  3. #1fb0aa
  4. #1b9a94
  5. #17847f
  6. #146e6a
  7. #105855
  8. #0c4240
  9. #082c2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#27dcd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #3de0d8
  3. #52e3dd
  4. #68e7e1
  5. #7deae5
  6. #93eeea
  7. #a9f1ee
  8. #bef5f2
  9. #d4f8f6
  10. #e9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27dcd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27dcd4
  2. #30d3cc
  3. #39cac3
  4. #42c0bb
  5. #4bb7b2
  6. #54aeaa
  7. #5ca5a2
  8. #659c99
  9. #6e9291
  10. #778988
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #9fcfcc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cfd0d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #b7bfd5 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e2d9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a6d5d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #93cbd5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e0d7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27dcd4 {
  color: #27dcd4;
}
Background
.bg-27dcd4 {
  background-color: #27dcd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27dcd4 {
  border: 2px solid #27dcd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27dcd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 220 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 177 72% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27dcd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27dcd4, #2789dc);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27dcd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 220 212 / 0.35);
}

#08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.79 #40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 2.83 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 3.11 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 4.63 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 4.92 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 7.82 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 8.08 #d8232b Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Bright Turquoise
#27dcd4  rgb(39, 220, 212)  hsl(177, 72%, 51%)  Bright Turquoise
#dc272f  rgb(220, 39, 47)  hsl(357, 72%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#d427dc  rgb(212, 39, 220)  hsl(297, 72%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#dcd427  rgb(220, 212, 39)  hsl(57, 72%, 51%)  Citrine