#26A8BD#26A8BD
#26A8BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.109 H 211.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26A8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 168, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 11.1%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.42, -26.35, -20.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.42, 33.37, 217.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.43% -0.0931 -0.0571) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.43% 0.109 211.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9833, 32.0885, 53.0639) |
| Luminance | 0.3209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.95
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.89
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.97
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.63
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 11.31
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26A8BD #BD3B26
analogous
#26BD86 #26A8BD #265DBD
triadic
#26A8BD #BD26A8 #A8BD26
tetradic
#26A8BD #8626BD #BD3B26 #5DBD26
square
#26A8BD #8626BD #BD3B26 #5DBD26
split-complementary
#26A8BD #BD265D #BD8626
monochromatic
#124D57 #1C7B8A #26A8BD #46C5DA #79D5E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#26A8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#26A8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26A8BD
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26A8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26A8BD | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97A2BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8393BD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26a8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 168, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.109 211.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc2d1',
500: '#26a8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26a8bd; $custom-light: #7bc2d1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26a8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 168,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.344,
"s": 66.52,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67427,
"c": 0.10924,
"h": 211.5
},
"luminance": 0.32091
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26A8BD
secondary
#CC7F73
accent
#563EE9
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#EFF7F9
border
#CAD0D2
text
#0B1214
muted
#7C8182