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#27ACCE Color

#27ACCE is rgb(39, 172, 206) in RGB, hsl(192, 68%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 17%, 0%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27ACCE
HEX#27ACCE
RGBrgb(39, 172, 206)
HSLhsl(192, 68%, 48%)
HSVhsv(192, 81%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 17%, 0%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.118 220.2)
LABlab(64.78% -26.81 -27.81)
LCHlch(64.78% 38.63 226.05)

What #27ACCE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #27ACCE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#27ACCE Channel Values

How #27ACCE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 39 · G 172 · B 2068-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 192° · S 68% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 192° · S 81% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.67:1 vs white · 7.88:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27ACCE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.88:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #27ACCE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27ACCE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #27ACCE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27ACCE.

How #27ACCE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#27ACCE
Protanopia#9F9FCE
Protanomaly#80A4CE
Deuteranopia#9191D0
Deuteranomaly#759CCF
Tritanopia#00B1B1
Tritanomaly#0FAFBD
Achromatopsia#9E9E9E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27ACCE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-27acce: #27ACCE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27ACCE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27acce': '#27ACCE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.675, blue: 0.808)
Android XML<color name="color_27acce">#27ACCE</color>
SVG fillfill="#27ACCE"

More Teal Colors

#27ACCE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#27ACCE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27ACCE?

#27ACCE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(39, 172, 206) in RGB and hsl(192, 68%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pacific Blue (#1CA9C9), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.75.

What is the RGB value of #27ACCE?

#27ACCE is rgb(39, 172, 206) — red 39, green 172, and blue 206 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27ACCE?

#27ACCE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 17%, 0%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27ACCE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #27ACCE scores 2.67:1 against white and 7.88:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27ACCE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27ACCE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is deepskyblue (#00BFFF) at a CIE76 distance of 17.47, which is visibly different.

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