#26AEA5#26AEA5
#26AEA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.111 H 188.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26AEA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 174, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 5.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.48, -36.58, -5.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.48, 36.99, 188.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.03% -0.1095 -0.0154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.03% 0.111 188) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7237, 33.3980, 40.8388) |
| Luminance | 0.3340 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.72
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.21
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.26
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.53
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26AEA5 #AE262F
analogous
#26AE61 #26AEA5 #2673AE
triadic
#26AEA5 #A526AE #AEA526
tetradic
#26AEA5 #6126AE #AE262F #73AE26
square
#26AEA5 #6126AE #AE262F #73AE26
split-complementary
#26AEA5 #AE2673 #AE6126
monochromatic
#104A46 #1B7C75 #26AEA5 #3DD5CB #6FE0D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#26AEA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.68
#26AEA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26AEA5
7.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26AEA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26AEA5 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.68 | 7.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9297A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26aea5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 174, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.111 188.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c7bf',
500: '#26aea5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26aea5; $custom-light: #79c7bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26aea5",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 174,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.029,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68033,
"c": 0.11059,
"h": 188
},
"luminance": 0.33401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26AEA5
secondary
#C66A70
accent
#414CE7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281