#268B99#268B99

#268B99 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.091 H 208.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268B99
RGB	rgb(38, 139, 153)
HSL	hsl(187, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(187, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.2%, 9.2%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.14, -23.22, -15.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.14, 28.00, 213.99°)
OKLab	oklab(58.7% -0.0796 -0.0436)
OKLCH	oklch(58.7% 0.091 208.7)
XYZ	xyz(15.7792, 21.1753, 33.3864)
Luminance	0.2118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268B99 #993426

analogous

#26996D #268B99 #265299

triadic

#268B99 #99268B #8B9926

tetradic

#268B99 #6D2699 #993426 #529926

square

#268B99 #6D2699 #993426 #529926

split-complementary

#268B99 #992652 #996D26

monochromatic

#0E3237 #1A5E68 #268B99 #32B8CA #62C9D8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#268B99 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#268B99 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268B99

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268B99	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268B99	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7E869A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7A99

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268b99;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 139, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.091 208.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73adb7',
    500: '#268b99',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268b99;
$custom-light: #73adb7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268b99",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.304,
    "s": 60.209,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58702,
    "c": 0.0907,
    "h": 208.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.21177
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268B99

secondary

#BD695E

accent

#5844E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268B99

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

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