#269DA6#269DA6
#269DA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.273; OKLCH L 63.8% C 0.100 H 202.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269DA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 157, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 77%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.1%, 5.4%, 0%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.23, -28.18, -13.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.23, 31.42, 206.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.78% -0.0921 -0.0386) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.78% 0.1 202.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7362, 27.2768, 40.2938) |
| Luminance | 0.2728 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.45
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.42
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.75
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 7.51
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 7.99
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269DA6 #A62F26
analogous
#26A66F #269DA6 #265DA6
triadic
#269DA6 #A6269D #9DA626
tetradic
#269DA6 #6F26A6 #A62F26 #5DA626
square
#269DA6 #6F26A6 #A62F26 #5DA626
split-complementary
#269DA6 #A6265D #A66F26
monochromatic
#0F3F42 #1B6E74 #269DA6 #38C7D1 #6AD5DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.25
#269DA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.46
#269DA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269DA6
6.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269DA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269DA6 | 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)
#9096A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E89A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A39F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269da6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 157, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.8% 0.100 202.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bac0',
500: '#269da6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269da6; $custom-light: #77bac0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269da6",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 157,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.219,
"s": 62.745,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63776,
"c": 0.0999,
"h": 202.7
},
"luminance": 0.27279
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269DA6
secondary
#C36B65
accent
#4E42E6
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF6F7
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081