#269DA5#269DA5
#269DA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.100 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269DA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 157, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77%, 4.8%, 0%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.20, -28.50, -13.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.20, 31.48, 205.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.74% -0.0926 -0.0371) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.74% 0.1 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6448, 27.2402, 39.8125) |
| Luminance | 0.2724 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.40
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.05
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.95
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.30
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.84
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269DA5 #A52E26
analogous
#26A56E #269DA5 #265DA5
triadic
#269DA5 #A5269D #9DA526
tetradic
#269DA5 #6E26A5 #A52E26 #5DA526
square
#269DA5 #6E26A5 #A52E26 #5DA526
split-complementary
#269DA5 #A5265D #A56E26
monochromatic
#0F3E42 #1B6E73 #269DA5 #37C7D1 #69D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#269DA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#269DA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269DA5
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269DA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269DA5 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9096A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F89A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269da5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 157, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.100 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77babf',
500: '#269da5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269da5; $custom-light: #77babf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269da5",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 157,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 183.78,
"s": 62.562,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63738,
"c": 0.09976,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.27243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269DA5
secondary
#C36A64
accent
#4C42E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081