#269CAF#269CAF

#269CAF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 211.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#269CAF
RGB	rgb(38, 156, 175)
HSL	hsl(188, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(188, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.3%, 10.9%, 0%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.23, -24.81, -18.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.23, 31.23, 217.40°)
OKLab	oklab(63.88% -0.0873 -0.0529)
OKLCH	oklch(63.88% 0.102 211.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.4223, 27.2816, 44.7387)
Luminance	0.2728 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#269CAF #AF3926

analogous

#26AF7E #269CAF #2658AF

triadic

#269CAF #AF269C #9CAF26

tetradic

#269CAF #7E26AF #AF3926 #58AF26

square

#269CAF #7E26AF #AF3926 #58AF26

split-complementary

#269CAF #AF2658 #AF7E26

monochromatic

#10424A #1B6F7D #269CAF #3DC0D5 #70D0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#269CAF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#269CAF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #269CAF

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##269CAF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##269CAF	1.00	3.25	6.46	6.46
#FFFFFF	3.25	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.46	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D96B0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A89AF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #269caf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 175);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 211.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9c6',
    500: '#269caf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #269caf;
$custom-light: #78b9c6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#269caf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 175
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.321,
    "s": 64.319,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63884,
    "c": 0.10206,
    "h": 211.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.27284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#269CAF

secondary

#C7776A

accent

#5840E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #269CAF

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

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