#268C96#268C96

#268C96 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.214; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.090 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268C96
RGB	rgb(38, 140, 150)
HSL	hsl(185, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(185, 75%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(74.7%, 6.7%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.35, -24.70, -13.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.35, 28.20, 208.85°)
OKLab	oklab(58.84% -0.0819 -0.0378)
OKLCH	oklch(58.84% 0.09 204.8)
XYZ	xyz(15.6800, 21.3684, 32.1464)
Luminance	0.2137 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268C96 #963026

analogous

#269668 #268C96 #265496

triadic

#268C96 #96268C #8C9626

tetradic

#268C96 #682696 #963026 #549626

square

#268C96 #682696 #963026 #549626

split-complementary

#268C96 #962654 #966826

monochromatic

#0D3134 #1A5E65 #268C96 #32BAC7 #60CCD7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.98

#268C96 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.27

#268C96 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268C96

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268C96	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268C96	1.00	3.98	5.27	5.27
#FFFFFF	3.98	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.27	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808697

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#707A96

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00928F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268c96;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 140, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.090 204.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#73aeb4',
    500: '#268c96',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268c96;
$custom-light: #73aeb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268c96",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 140,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.357,
    "s": 59.574,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58836,
    "c": 0.09021,
    "h": 204.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.2137
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268C96

secondary

#BC645C

accent

#5345E3

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EDF4F6

border

#C8CED0

text

#091011

muted

#7B7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #268C96

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

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