#269DAB#269DAB
#269DAB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.101 H 207.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #269DAB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 157, 171) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 64%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 78%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(77.8%, 8.2%, 0%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.40, -26.60, -16.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.40, 31.28, 211.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.97% -0.09 -0.0458) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.97% 0.101 207) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2037, 27.4638, 42.7564) |
| Luminance | 0.2747 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.03
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.95
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.28
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 8.74
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 8.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#269DAB #AB3426
analogous
#26AB76 #269DAB #265AAB
triadic
#269DAB #AB269D #9DAB26
tetradic
#269DAB #7626AB #AB3426 #5AAB26
square
#269DAB #7626AB #AB3426 #5AAB26
split-complementary
#269DAB #AB265A #AB7626
monochromatic
#104147 #1B6F79 #269DAB #3BC3D3 #6DD3DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#269DAB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.49
#269DAB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #269DAB
6.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##269DAB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##269DAB | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.49 | 6.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F97AC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D89AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #269dab; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 157, 171); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.101 207.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bac4',
500: '#269dab',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #269dab; $custom-light: #77bac4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#269dab",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 157,
"b": 171
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.316,
"s": 63.636,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63972,
"c": 0.10096,
"h": 207
},
"luminance": 0.27466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#269DAB
secondary
#C57268
accent
#5341E7
background
#F7FBFC
surface
#EEF6F8
border
#C9D0D1
text
#0A1112
muted
#7C8081