#26A4A0#26A4A0
#26A4A0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.295; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.104 H 191.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26A4A0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 164, 160) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 77%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(76.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.22, -33.39, -7.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.22, 34.23, 192.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.33% -0.1018 -0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.33% 0.104 191.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4170, 29.4985, 37.8686) |
| Luminance | 0.2950 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 3.89
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.30
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 4.80
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.70
Teal (survey)
#029386
ΔE00 6.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26A4A0 #A4262A
analogous
#26A461 #26A4A0 #2669A4
triadic
#26A4A0 #A026A4 #A4A026
tetradic
#26A4A0 #6126A4 #A4262A #69A426
square
#26A4A0 #6126A4 #A4262A #69A426
split-complementary
#26A4A0 #A42669 #A46126
monochromatic
#0F413F #1A7270 #26A4A0 #37D1CC #68DCD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.04
#26A4A0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.90
#26A4A0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #26A4A0
6.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26A4A0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26A4A0 | 1.00 | 3.04 | 6.90 | 6.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.04 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A9BA0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#888EA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#949494
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26a4a0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 164, 160); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.104 191.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#77bfbc',
500: '#26a4a0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26a4a0; $custom-light: #77bfbc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26a4a0",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 164,
"b": 160
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.095,
"s": 62.376,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65327,
"c": 0.10398,
"h": 191.6
},
"luminance": 0.29501
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26A4A0
secondary
#C26467
accent
#4248E5
background
#F7FBFB
surface
#EEF7F6
border
#C9D0D0
text
#0A1212
muted
#7C8181