#268996#268996

#268996 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.089 H 208.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268996
RGB	rgb(38, 137, 150)
HSL	hsl(187, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 8.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.40, -23.16, -15.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.40, 27.61, 213.01°)
OKLab	oklab(58.07% -0.0788 -0.0418)
OKLCH	oklch(58.07% 0.089 208)
XYZ	xyz(15.2476, 20.5036, 32.0022)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268996 #963326

analogous

#26966B #268996 #265196

triadic

#268996 #962689 #899626

tetradic

#268996 #6B2696 #963326 #519626

square

#268996 #6B2696 #963326 #519626

split-complementary

#268996 #962651 #966B26

monochromatic

#0D3034 #1A5C65 #268996 #32B6C7 #60C9D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#268996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#268996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268996

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268996	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7D8497

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7896

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008F8D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 137, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.089 208.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb4',
    500: '#268996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268996;
$custom-light: #73abb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.964,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5807,
    "c": 0.08921,
    "h": 208
  },
  "luminance": 0.20505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268996

secondary

#BC675C

accent

#5745E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268996

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

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