#269CB0#269CB0

#269CB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.102 H 212.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#269CB0
RGB	rgb(38, 156, 176)
HSL	hsl(189, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(189, 78%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(78.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 31%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.27, -24.49, -19.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.27, 31.29, 218.51°)
OKLab	oklab(63.93% -0.0869 -0.0543)
OKLCH	oklch(63.93% 0.102 212)
XYZ	xyz(20.5209, 27.3211, 45.2578)
Luminance	0.2732 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#269CB0 #B03A26

analogous

#26B07F #269CB0 #2657B0

triadic

#269CB0 #B0269C #9CB026

tetradic

#269CB0 #7F26B0 #B03A26 #57B026

square

#269CB0 #7F26B0 #B03A26 #57B026

split-complementary

#269CB0 #B02657 #B07F26

monochromatic

#10434B #1B6F7E #269CB0 #3EBFD5 #70D0E0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.25

#269CB0 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.46

#269CB0 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #269CB0

6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##269CB0	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##269CB0	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)

#8C96B1

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A89B0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A4A2

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8F8F8F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #269cb0;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 156, 176);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.102 212.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#78b9c7',
    500: '#269cb0',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #269cb0;
$custom-light: #78b9c7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#269cb0",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 156,
    "b": 176
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.696,
    "s": 64.486,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63925,
    "c": 0.10247,
    "h": 212
  },
  "luminance": 0.27324
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#269CB0

secondary

#C7786B

accent

#5940E7

background

#F8FBFC

surface

#EFF6F8

border

#CAD0D1

text

#0A1113

muted

#7C8082

Preview Lab

Preview with #269CB0

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

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