#269CAD#269CAD

#269CAD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.101 H 209.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#269CAD
RGB	rgb(38, 156, 173)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(78%, 9.8%, 0%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.16, -25.46, -17.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.16, 31.15, 215.19°)
OKLab	oklab(63.8% -0.0881 -0.05)
OKLCH	oklch(63.8% 0.101 209.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.2273, 27.2036, 43.7118)
Luminance	0.2721 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#269CAD #AD3726

analogous

#26AD7B #269CAD #2658AD

triadic

#269CAD #AD269C #9CAD26

tetradic

#269CAD #7B26AD #AD3726 #58AD26

square

#269CAD #7B26AD #AD3726 #58AD26

split-complementary

#269CAD #AD2658 #AD7B26

monochromatic

#104249 #1B6F7B #269CAD #3CC1D4 #6ED1DF

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.26

#269CAD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.44

#269CAD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #269CAD

6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##269CAD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##269CAD	1.00	3.26	6.44	6.44
#FFFFFF	3.26	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.44	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96AE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B89AD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #269cad;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 173);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.101 209.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9c5',
    500: '#269cad',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #269cad;
$custom-light: #78b9c5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#269cad",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 173
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.556,
    "s": 63.981,
    "l": 41.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63802,
    "c": 0.10133,
    "h": 209.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.27206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#269CAD

secondary

#C67569

accent

#5641E7

background

#F7FBFC

surface

#EEF6F8

border

#C9D0D1

text

#0A1112

muted

#7C8081

Preview Lab

Preview with #269CAD

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

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