#269D8B#269D8B

#269D8B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.105 H 180.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#269D8B
RGB	rgb(38, 157, 139)
HSL	hsl(171, 61%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(171, 76%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(75.8%, 0%, 11.5%, 38.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.40, -36.18, 0.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.40, 36.18, 179.67°)
OKLab	oklab(62.83% -0.1046 0)
OKLCH	oklch(62.83% 0.105 180)
XYZ	xyz(17.5142, 26.3880, 28.5914)
Luminance	0.2639 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#269D8B #9D2638

analogous

#269D4F #269D8B #26739D

triadic

#269D8B #8B269D #9D8B26

tetradic

#269D8B #4F269D #9D2638 #739D26

square

#269D8B #4F269D #9D2638 #739D26

split-complementary

#269D8B #9D2673 #9D4F26

monochromatic

#0E3A34 #1A6C5F #269D8B #33CEB6 #64D9C8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.35

#269D8B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.28

#269D8B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #269D8B

6.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##269D8B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##269D8B	1.00	3.35	6.28	6.28
#FFFFFF	3.35	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.28	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#96938A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#86888D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00A097

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #269d8b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 157, 139);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.105 180.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74baac',
    500: '#269d8b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #269d8b;
$custom-light: #74baac;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#269d8b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 38,
    "g": 157,
    "b": 139
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.924,
    "s": 61.026,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6283,
    "c": 0.10458,
    "h": 180
  },
  "luminance": 0.2639
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#269D8B

secondary

#BF606E

accent

#445CE4

background

#F7FBFA

surface

#EEF6F4

border

#C9D0CE

text

#0A1210

muted

#7C817F

Preview Lab

Preview with #269D8B

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

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