#268997#268997

#268997 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.090 H 208.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268997
RGB	rgb(38, 137, 151)
HSL	hsl(187, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.8%, 9.3%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.44, -22.83, -15.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.44, 27.63, 214.29°)
OKLab	oklab(58.11% -0.0784 -0.0433)
OKLCH	oklch(58.11% 0.09 208.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.3285, 20.5359, 32.4281)
Luminance	0.2054 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268997 #973426

analogous

#26976D #268997 #265097

triadic

#268997 #972689 #899726

tetradic

#268997 #6D2697 #973426 #509726

square

#268997 #6D2697 #973426 #509726

split-complementary

#268997 #972650 #976D26

monochromatic

#0D3035 #1A5D66 #268997 #32B5C8 #60C8D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.11

#268997 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.11

#268997 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268997

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268997	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268997	1.00	4.11	5.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	4.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8498

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00908D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268997;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 137, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.090 208.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73abb5',
    500: '#268997',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268997;
$custom-light: #73abb5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268997",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.434,
    "s": 59.788,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58111,
    "c": 0.08954,
    "h": 208.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.20538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268997

secondary

#BC685C

accent

#5845E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268997

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

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