#268196#268196

#268196 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.088 H 216.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268196
RGB	rgb(38, 129, 150)
HSL	hsl(191, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(191, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 14%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, -18.92, -18.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 26.74, 224.95°)
OKLab	oklab(56.03% -0.0705 -0.0527)
OKLCH	oklch(56.03% 0.088 216.8)
XYZ	xyz(14.1523, 18.3129, 31.6371)
Luminance	0.1832 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268196 #963B26

analogous

#269673 #268196 #264996

triadic

#268196 #962681 #819626

tetradic

#268196 #732696 #963B26 #499626

square

#268196 #732696 #963B26 #499626

split-complementary

#268196 #962649 #967326

monochromatic

#0D2D34 #1A5765 #268196 #32ABC7 #60C0D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#268196 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#268196 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268196

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268196	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268196	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#737D97

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#647296

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008888

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268196;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 129, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.088 216.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a5b5',
    500: '#268196',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268196;
$custom-light: #72a5b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268196",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 129,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.25,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56032,
    "c": 0.08803,
    "h": 216.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.18315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268196

secondary

#BC6E5C

accent

#6345E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268196

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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