#268C72#268C72

#268C72 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.100 H 171.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268C72
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 114)
HSL	hsl(165, 57%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(165, 73%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(72.9%, 0%, 18.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.27, -35.23, 5.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.27, 35.68, 170.91°)
OKLab	oklab(57.6% -0.099 0.0143)
OKLCH	oklch(57.6% 0.1 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.2131, 20.3816, 19.1540)
Luminance	0.2038 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268C72 #8C2640

analogous

#268C3F #268C72 #26738C

triadic

#268C72 #72268C #8C7226

tetradic

#268C72 #3F268C #8C2640 #738C26

square

#268C72 #3F268C #8C2640 #738C26

split-complementary

#268C72 #8C2673 #8C3F26

monochromatic

#0C2C24 #195C4B #268C72 #33BC99 #5AD2B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#268C72 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.08

#268C72 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268C72

5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268C72	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268C72	1.00	4.14	5.08	5.08
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.08	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#888371

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7974

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#008D84

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268c72;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.100 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#70ae9a',
    500: '#268c72',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268c72;
$custom-light: #70ae9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268c72",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.706,
    "s": 57.303,
    "l": 34.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57595,
    "c": 0.1,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.20383
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268C72

secondary

#B7576F

accent

#476EE1

background

#F7FAF9

surface

#EDF4F2

border

#C8CECC

text

#08100E

muted

#7B7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #268C72

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

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