#269CA3#269CA3
#269CA3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.099 H 201.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269CA3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 156, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 62%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.7%, 4.3%, 0%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.82, -28.63, -12.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.82, 31.36, 204.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.41% -0.0925 -0.0356) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.41% 0.099 201) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.2957, 26.8310, 38.8052) |
| Luminance | 0.2683 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.63
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 6.84
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.42
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269CA3 #A32D26
analogous
#26A36C #269CA3 #265EA3
triadic
#269CA3 #A3269C #9CA326
tetradic
#269CA3 #6C26A3 #A32D26 #5EA326
square
#269CA3 #6C26A3 #A32D26 #5EA326
split-complementary
#269CA3 #A3265E #A36C26
monochromatic
#0F3D40 #1A6D71 #269CA3 #36C8D0 #68D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.30
#269CA3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#269CA3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269CA3
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269CA3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269CA3 | 1.00 | 3.30 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9095A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E88A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8D8D8D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269ca3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.099 201.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#76b9be',
500: '#269ca3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269ca3; $custom-light: #76b9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269ca3",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 156,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.36,
"s": 62.189,
"l": 39.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63409,
"c": 0.09907,
"h": 201
},
"luminance": 0.26833
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269CA3
secondary
#C26863
accent
#4C43E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081