#268C8F#268C8F

#268C8F is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.089 H 197.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268C8F
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 143)
HSL	hsl(182, 58%, 35%)
HSV	hsv(182, 73%, 56%)
CMYK	cmyk(73.4%, 2.1%, 0%, 43.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.11, -26.90, -9.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.11, 28.67, 200.23°)
OKLab	oklab(58.57% -0.085 -0.0275)
OKLCH	oklch(58.57% 0.089 197.9)
XYZ	xyz(15.1331, 21.1496, 29.2660)
Luminance	0.2115 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268C8F #8F2926

analogous

#268F5D #268C8F #26588F

triadic

#268C8F #8F268C #8C8F26

tetradic

#268C8F #5D268F #8F2926 #588F26

square

#268C8F #5D268F #8F2926 #588F26

split-complementary

#268C8F #8F2658 #8F5D26

monochromatic

#0C2D2E #195D5F #268C8F #33BBBF #5CD0D4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.02

#268C8F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.23

#268C8F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268C8F

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268C8F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268C8F	1.00	4.02	5.23	5.23
#FFFFFF	4.02	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#82858F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737A90

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00918D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268c8f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 143);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.089 197.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#72aeaf',
    500: '#268c8f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268c8f;
$custom-light: #72aeaf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268c8f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 143
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.714,
    "s": 58.011,
    "l": 35.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58565,
    "c": 0.08939,
    "h": 197.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.21151
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268C8F

secondary

#B95B58

accent

#4B47E1

background

#F7FAFA

surface

#EDF4F4

border

#C8CECE

text

#091010

muted

#7B7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #268C8F

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

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