#27746A

Closest named color: Dark Aquamarine (#017371). oklch(50.9% 0.076 183.1), rgb(39, 116, 106).

White text reads best on this color (5.53:1).

About this color

#27746A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 51%, its chroma 0.076 and its hue 183°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dark Aquamarine (#017371), ΔE 0.018 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.53:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (51%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.076)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dark Aquamarine (#017371)
Black text	3.79:1
White text	5.53:1

Values

HEX	#27746A
RGB	rgb(39, 116, 106)
HSL	hsl(172, 50%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(50.9% 0.076 183.1)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #27746A	5.53:1	AA	Lc -82.7	Fine for body text
Black text on #27746A	3.79:1	AA large text	Lc 26.7	Dividers and decoration only
#27746A text on white	5.53:1	AA	Lc 77.4	Fine for body text
#27746A text on black	3.79:1	AA large text	Lc -24.4	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 700.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F6

oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEA

oklch(93.6% 0.01 181.4)
Step 200
200

#CBDEDA

oklch(88.5% 0.021 181.8)
Step 300
300

#A7C9C3

oklch(80.9% 0.037 183.5)
Step 400
400

#77ADA4

oklch(70.7% 0.058 183.1)
Step 500
500

#50998E

oklch(63.2% 0.075 182.9)
Step 600
600

#2F8378

oklch(55.6% 0.082 183.2)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#27746A

oklch(50.9% 0.076 183.1)
Step 800
800

#1E5A52

oklch(42.7% 0.063 183)
Step 900
900

#1F4A44

oklch(37.7% 0.049 183.3)
Step 950
950

#132B28

oklch(26.8% 0.031 185.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#27746A with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#6E6D6A	0.080
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#63656B	0.076
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007671	0.015
Achromatopsia (no color)	#686868	0.076