#26AE97#26AE97
#26AE97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.116 H 178.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26AE97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 174, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 13.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.09, -40.49, 1.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.09, 40.53, 177.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.59% -0.116 0.004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.59% 0.116 178) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.5185, 32.9159, 34.4914) |
| Luminance | 0.3292 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.52
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.56
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.61
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26AE97 #AE263D
analogous
#26AE53 #26AE97 #2681AE
triadic
#26AE97 #9726AE #AE9726
tetradic
#26AE97 #5326AE #AE263D #81AE26
square
#26AE97 #5326AE #AE263D #81AE26
split-complementary
#26AE97 #AE2681 #AE5326
monochromatic
#104A40 #1B7C6B #26AE97 #3DD5BB #6FE0CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#26AE97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.58
#26AE97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26AE97
7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26AE97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26AE97 | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.58 | 7.58 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.58 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A396
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959699
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26ae97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 174, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.116 178.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#78c7b5',
500: '#26ae97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26ae97; $custom-light: #78c7b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26ae97",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 174,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.853,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67587,
"c": 0.11612,
"h": 178
},
"luminance": 0.32919
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26AE97
secondary
#C66A79
accent
#415DE7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0A1311
muted
#7C8280