#268696#268696

#268696 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.089 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268696
RGB	rgb(38, 134, 150)
HSL	hsl(189, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(189, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 10.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.45, -21.59, -16.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.45, 27.16, 217.36°)
OKLab	oklab(57.3% -0.0757 -0.0459)
OKLCH	oklch(57.3% 0.089 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(14.8271, 19.6625, 31.8621)
Luminance	0.1966 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268696 #963626

analogous

#26966E #268696 #264E96

triadic

#268696 #962686 #869626

tetradic

#268696 #6E2696 #963626 #4E9626

square

#268696 #6E2696 #963626 #4E9626

split-complementary

#268696 #96264E #966E26

monochromatic

#0D2F34 #1A5A65 #268696 #32B2C7 #60C6D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.26

#268696 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.93

#268696 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268696

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268696	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268696	1.00	4.26	4.93	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.93	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798197

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6A7696

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7B7B7B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268696;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 134, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.089 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72a9b4',
    500: '#268696',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268696;
$custom-light: #72a9b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268696",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57304,
    "c": 0.08851,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.19664
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268696

secondary

#BC6A5C

accent

#5C45E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268696

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

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