#26A9BC#26A9BC
#26A9BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.109 H 209.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26A9BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 169, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 66%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.8%, 10.1%, 0%, 26.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.69, -27.18, -19.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.69, 33.45, 215.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.63% -0.0945 -0.0543) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.63% 0.109 209.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0604, 32.4158, 52.5560) |
| Luminance | 0.3242 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 2.44
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.57
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 10.38
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.53
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 11.00
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26A9BC #BC3926
analogous
#26BC84 #26A9BC #265EBC
triadic
#26A9BC #BC26A9 #A9BC26
tetradic
#26A9BC #8426BC #BC3926 #5EBC26
square
#26A9BC #8426BC #BC3926 #5EBC26
split-complementary
#26A9BC #BC265E #BC8426
monochromatic
#114D56 #1C7B89 #26A9BC #46C7DA #79D6E4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#26A9BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.48
#26A9BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26A9BC
7.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26A9BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26A9BC | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.48 | 7.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A3BD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26a9bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 169, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.109 209.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bc3d0',
500: '#26a9bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26a9bc; $custom-light: #7bc3d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26a9bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 169,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.6,
"s": 66.372,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67633,
"c": 0.10903,
"h": 209.9
},
"luminance": 0.32419
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26A9BC
secondary
#CC7E72
accent
#543FE9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F9
border
#CAD1D2
text
#0B1214
muted
#7C8182