#269498#269498

#269498 is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.094 H 198.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#269498
RGB	rgb(38, 148, 152)
HSL	hsl(182, 60%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(182, 75%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(75%, 2.6%, 0%, 40.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.94, -28.09, -10.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.94, 30.11, 201.12°)
OKLab	oklab(60.96% -0.0892 -0.0301)
OKLCH	oklch(60.96% 0.094 198.7)
XYZ	xyz(17.0542, 23.8568, 33.4057)
Luminance	0.2386 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#269498 #982A26

analogous

#269863 #269498 #265B98

triadic

#269498 #982694 #949826

tetradic

#269498 #632698 #982A26 #5B9826

square

#269498 #632698 #982A26 #5B9826

split-complementary

#269498 #98265B #986326

monochromatic

#0E3536 #1A6467 #269498 #32C4C9 #61D3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.64

#269498 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.77

#269498 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #269498

5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##269498	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##269498	1.00	3.64	5.77	5.77
#FFFFFF	3.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.77	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#898D98

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#798199

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#009995

Achromatopsia (no color)

#868686

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #269498;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 148, 152);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.094 198.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74b4b6',
    500: '#269498',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #269498;
$custom-light: #74b4b6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#269498",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 148,
    "b": 152
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 182.105,
    "s": 60,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60959,
    "c": 0.0942,
    "h": 198.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23859
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#269498

secondary

#BD605D

accent

#4A45E3

background

#F7FBFB

surface

#EEF6F6

border

#C9D0D0

text

#091111

muted

#7B8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #269498

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

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