#268EA0#268EA0

#268EA0 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.223; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#268EA0
RGB	rgb(38, 142, 160)
HSL	hsl(189, 62%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(189, 76%, 63%)
CMYK	cmyk(76.3%, 11.2%, 0%, 37.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.34, -22.49, -17.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.34, 28.73, 218.47°)
OKLab	oklab(59.75% -0.0796 -0.0498)
OKLCH	oklch(59.75% 0.094 212)
XYZ	xyz(16.8148, 22.2941, 36.6679)
Luminance	0.2230 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#268EA0 #A03826

analogous

#26A075 #268EA0 #2651A0

triadic

#268EA0 #A0268E #8EA026

tetradic

#268EA0 #7526A0 #A03826 #51A026

square

#268EA0 #7526A0 #A03826 #51A026

split-complementary

#268EA0 #A02651 #A07526

monochromatic

#0F363D #1A626F #268EA0 #34B8CF #66C9DB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.85

#268EA0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.46

#268EA0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #268EA0

5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##268EA0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##268EA0	1.00	3.85	5.46	5.46
#FFFFFF	3.85	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8089A1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7DA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009593

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #268ea0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 142, 160);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74afbc',
    500: '#268ea0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #268ea0;
$custom-light: #74afbc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#268ea0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 160
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.852,
    "s": 61.616,
    "l": 38.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59752,
    "c": 0.09392,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.22296
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#268EA0

secondary

#C06F61

accent

#5B43E5

background

#F7FAFB

surface

#EEF4F6

border

#C9CED0

text

#0A1012

muted

#7C7F81

Preview Lab

Preview with #268EA0

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

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