#27796B

Closest named color: Bluegreen (#017A79). oklch(52.3% 0.081 179.4), rgb(39, 121, 107).

White text reads best on this color (5.20:1).

About this color

#27796B is a medium-dark, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 52%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 179°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Bluegreen (#017A79), ΔE 0.023 away. White text reads best on it, at 5.20:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (52%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.081)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Bluegreen (#017A79)
Black text	4.03:1
White text	5.20:1

Values

HEX	#27796B
RGB	rgb(39, 121, 107)
HSL	hsl(170, 51%, 31%)
OKLCH	oklch(52.3% 0.081 179.4)

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 #27796B	5.20:1	AA	Lc -80.9	Fine for body text
Black text on #27796B	4.03:1	AA large text	Lc 28.5	Dividers and decoration only
#27796B text on white	5.20:1	AA	Lc 75.5	Fine for body text
#27796B text on black	4.03:1	AA large text	Lc -26.2	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

#F2F7F5

oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
Step 100
100

#E2ECEA

oklch(93.5% 0.011 182.9)
Step 200
200

#CBDED9

oklch(88.5% 0.021 178.3)
Step 300
300

#A6C9C1

oklch(80.8% 0.039 179.9)
Step 400
400

#74AEA2

oklch(70.7% 0.063 180)
Step 500
500

#4C9A8B

oklch(63.2% 0.081 179.4)
Step 600
600

#2A8475

oklch(55.7% 0.087 179.6)
Step 700
700 (this color)

#27796B

oklch(52.3% 0.081 179.4)
Step 800
800

#1A5B50

oklch(42.7% 0.067 179.4)
Step 900
900

#1D4B42

oklch(37.8% 0.053 178.5)
Step 950
950

#122C27

oklch(27.1% 0.034 179.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#27796B 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)	#74726A	0.086
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#68696C	0.081
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#007B75	0.017
Achromatopsia (no color)	#6D6D6D	0.082