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#27DFD4

#27dfd4 ≈ Turquoise

  • cyan
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Cool
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#27dfd4 is a color from the cyan family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 15.29% red, 87.45% green and 83.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 82.51% cyan, 0% magenta, 4.93% yellow and 12.55% black. Its hue angle is 176.41°, with 74.19% saturation and 51.37% 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 12.59:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Turquoise (#40e0d0), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#33cccc
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Relative luminance0.5796

Complementary

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #df2732

Split complementary

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #df278e
  3. #df7827

Analogous

  1. #27df78
  2. #27dfd4
  3. #278edf

Triadic

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #d427df
  3. #dfd427

Tetradic

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #2732df
  3. #df2732
  4. #dfd427

Square

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #7827df
  3. #df2732
  4. #8edf27

Monochromatic

  1. #0e5f5a
  2. #18a299
  3. #27dfd4
  4. #6ae9e1
  5. #acf3ef

Shades

#27dfd4 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #23c9bf
  3. #1fb2aa
  4. #1b9c94
  5. #17867f
  6. #14706a
  7. #105955
  8. #0c4340
  9. #082d2a
  10. #041615
  11. #000000

Tints

#27dfd4 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #3de2d8
  3. #52e5dd
  4. #68e9e1
  5. #7dece5
  6. #93efea
  7. #a9f2ee
  8. #bef5f2
  9. #d4f9f6
  10. #e9fcfb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#27dfd4 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #27dfd4
  2. #30d6cc
  3. #39ccc3
  4. #42c3bb
  5. #4bb9b2
  6. #54b0aa
  7. #5ca6a2
  8. #659d99
  9. #6e9391
  10. #778a88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a1d2cd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2d2d4 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #bac1d6 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #00e5db ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a9d8d4 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96ced5 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #00e3d8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-27dfd4 {
  color: #27dfd4;
}
Background
.bg-27dfd4 {
  background-color: #27dfd4;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-27dfd4 {
  border: 2px solid #27dfd4;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #27dfd4;
  --color-primary-rgb: 39 223 212;
  --color-primary-hsl: 176 74% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-27dfd4 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #27dfd4, #278edf);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-27dfd4 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(39 223 212 / 0.35);
}

#40e0d0 Turquoise ΔE 1.83 #08e8de Bright Turquoise ΔE 2.10 #48d1cc Medium Turquoise ΔE 4.06 #00cccc Robin Egg Blue ΔE 5.73 #00ced1 Dark Turquoise ΔE 6.08 #00ffef Turquoise Blue ΔE 6.96 #00ffff Aqua ΔE 7.87 #d8202b Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Turquoise
#27dfd4  rgb(39, 223, 212)  hsl(176, 74%, 51%)  Turquoise
#df2732  rgb(223, 39, 50)  hsl(356, 74%, 51%)  Cadmium Red
#d427df  rgb(212, 39, 223)  hsl(296, 74%, 51%)  Medium Orchid
#dfd427  rgb(223, 212, 39)  hsl(56, 74%, 51%)  Citrine