#269CA0#269CA0
#269CA0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.099 H 198.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269CA0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 156, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 76%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.3%, 2.5%, 0%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.72, -29.56, -11.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.72, 31.62, 200.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.3% -0.0938 -0.0313) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.3% 0.099 198.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.0301, 26.7247, 37.4063) |
| Luminance | 0.2673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.53
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.35
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.90
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 6.99
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269CA0 #A02A26
analogous
#26A067 #269CA0 #265FA0
triadic
#269CA0 #A0269C #9CA026
tetradic
#269CA0 #6726A0 #A02A26 #5FA026
square
#269CA0 #6726A0 #A02A26 #5FA026
split-complementary
#269CA0 #A0265F #A06726
monochromatic
#0F3C3D #1A6C6F #269CA0 #34CACF #66D7DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.31
#269CA0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.35
#269CA0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269CA0
6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269CA0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269CA0 | 1.00 | 3.31 | 6.35 | 6.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F88A1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269ca0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.099 198.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9bc',
500: '#269ca0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269ca0; $custom-light: #76b9bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269ca0",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 156,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.967,
"s": 61.616,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63296,
"c": 0.09887,
"h": 198.4
},
"luminance": 0.26727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269CA0
secondary
#C06561
accent
#4843E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081