#268596#268596

#268596 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.088 H 212.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268596
RGB	rgb(38, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.14, -21.06, -16.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.14, 27.04, 218.85°)
OKLab	oklab(57.05% -0.0746 -0.0472)
OKLCH	oklch(57.05% 0.088 212.3)
XYZ	xyz(14.6895, 19.3874, 31.8162)
Luminance	0.1939 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268596 #963726

analogous

#26966F #268596 #264D96

triadic

#268596 #962685 #859626

tetradic

#268596 #6F2696 #963726 #4D9626

square

#268596 #6F2696 #963726 #4D9626

split-complementary

#268596 #96264D #966F26

monochromatic

#0D2E34 #1A5A65 #268596 #32B0C7 #60C5D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.31

#268596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.88

#268596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268596

4.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268596	1.00	4.31	4.88	4.88
#FFFFFF	4.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.88	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788097

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#687596

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008C8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7A7A7A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.088 212.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a8b4',
    500: '#268596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268596;
$custom-light: #72a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.107,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57049,
    "c": 0.08834,
    "h": 212.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.19389
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268596

secondary

#BC6A5C

accent

#5D45E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#090F11

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268596

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

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