#269C9C#269C9C
#269C9C is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.099 H 194.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269C9C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 156, 156) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 61%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 76%, 61%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(75.6%, 0%, 0%, 38.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.59, -30.78, -9.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.59, 32.11, 196.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.15% -0.0956 -0.0255) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.15% 0.099 194.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.6858, 26.5870, 35.5930) |
| Luminance | 0.2659 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.15
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.92
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.01
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.29
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269C9C #9C2626
analogous
#269C61 #269C9C #26619C
triadic
#269C9C #9C269C #9C9C26
tetradic
#269C9C #61269C #9C2626 #619C26
square
#269C9C #61269C #9C2626 #619C26
split-complementary
#269C9C #9C2661 #9C6126
monochromatic
#0E3A3A #1A6B6B #269C9C #32CDCD #63D9D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.32
#269C9C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.32
#269C9C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269C9C
6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269C9C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269C9C | 1.00 | 3.32 | 6.32 | 6.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91949C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80889D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A19C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269c9c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 156); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.099 194.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9b9',
500: '#269c9c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269c9c; $custom-light: #76b9b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269c9c",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 156,
"b": 156
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 60.825,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63149,
"c": 0.09895,
"h": 194.9
},
"luminance": 0.26589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269C9C
secondary
#BF5F5F
accent
#4444E4
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1111
muted
#7C8080