#269CA4#269CA4
#269CA4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.269; OKLCH L 63.4% C 0.099 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.37:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269CA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 156, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 4.9%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.85, -28.32, -13.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.85, 31.29, 205.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.45% -0.092 -0.037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.45% 0.099 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.3856, 26.8670, 39.2789) |
| Luminance | 0.2687 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.44
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.00
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.21
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.55
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 7.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269CA4 #A42E26
analogous
#26A46D #269CA4 #265DA4
triadic
#269CA4 #A4269C #9CA426
tetradic
#269CA4 #6D26A4 #A42E26 #5DA426
square
#269CA4 #6D26A4 #A42E26 #5DA426
split-complementary
#269CA4 #A4265D #A46D26
monochromatic
#0F3D41 #1A6D72 #269CA4 #37C7D1 #68D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.29
#269CA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.37
#269CA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269CA4
6.37:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269CA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269CA4 | 1.00 | 3.29 | 6.37 | 6.37 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.29 | 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)
#9095A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E88A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A29E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269ca4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.4% 0.099 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77b9bf',
500: '#269ca4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269ca4; $custom-light: #77b9bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269ca4",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 156,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.81,
"s": 62.376,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63447,
"c": 0.09918,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.26869
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269CA4
secondary
#C26A64
accent
#4D42E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081