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#27B8EC Color

#27B8EC is rgb(39, 184, 236) in RGB, hsl(196, 84%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 22%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.99. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#27B8EC
HEX#27B8EC
RGBrgb(39, 184, 236)
HSLhsl(196, 84%, 54%)
HSVhsv(196, 83%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 22%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.136 228.7)
LABlab(69.40% -24.29 -37.08)
LCHlch(69.40% 44.33 236.77)

What #27B8EC 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 #27B8EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Picton Blue#45B1E8ΔE 5.99Cerulean (Crayola)#1DACD6ΔE 6.87Deep Sky Blue#00BFFFΔE 6.92Twitter Blue#26A7DEΔE 6.99Blizzard Blue#50BFE6ΔE 8.12Vivid Sky Blue#00CCFFΔE 8.47

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

#27B8EC Channel Values

How #27B8EC 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 184 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 196° · S 84% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 196° · S 83% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 22% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.29:1 vs white · 9.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #27B8EC 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 text2.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #27B8EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #27B8EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #27B8EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#27B8EC
Complementary
#EC5C27
Analogous
#27ECBE
Analogous
#2755EC
Triadic
#EC27B8
Triadic
#B8EC27
Split comp.
#EC2755
Split comp.
#ECBE27

Tints & Shades of #27B8EC

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.

Tints

#43C1EF
#64CCF2
#80D5F4
#9CDEF6
#B9E8F9
#D9F3FC

Shades

#13A7DD
#108EBC
#0D759B
#0A5975
#074054
#042734

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #27B8EC.

How #27B8EC 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#27B8EC
Protanopia#AAAAEC
Protanomaly#89B0EC
Deuteranopia#9B9BEE
Deuteranomaly#7DA7ED
Tritanopia#00C0C0
Tritanomaly#00BDD3
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #27B8EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-27b8ec: #27B8EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #27B8EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-27b8ec': '#27B8EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.153, green: 0.722, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_27b8ec">#27B8EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#27B8EC"

More Teal Colors

#27B8EC sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#27B8EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #27B8EC?

#27B8EC is a mid-tone teal — rgb(39, 184, 236) in RGB and hsl(196, 84%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Picton Blue (#45B1E8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.99.

What is the RGB value of #27B8EC?

#27B8EC is rgb(39, 184, 236) — red 39, green 184, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #27B8EC?

#27B8EC converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 22%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #27B8EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #27B8EC scores 2.29:1 against white and 9.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #27B8EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #27B8EC 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 6.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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