#26AEA6#26AEA6
#26AEA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.334; OKLCH L 68.1% C 0.110 H 188.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26AEA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 174, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 4.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.51, -36.29, -5.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.51, 36.78, 189.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.07% -0.109 -0.0168) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.07% 0.11 188.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8150, 33.4345, 41.3201) |
| Luminance | 0.3344 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.15
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.47
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.39
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26AEA6 #AE262E
analogous
#26AE62 #26AEA6 #2672AE
triadic
#26AEA6 #A626AE #AEA626
tetradic
#26AEA6 #6226AE #AE262E #72AE26
square
#26AEA6 #6226AE #AE262E #72AE26
split-complementary
#26AEA6 #AE2672 #AE6226
monochromatic
#104A46 #1B7C76 #26AEA6 #3DD5CC #6FE0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.73
#26AEA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.69
#26AEA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26AEA6
7.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26AEA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26AEA6 | 1.00 | 2.73 | 7.69 | 7.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.73 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9197A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26aea6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 174, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.1% 0.110 188.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c7c0',
500: '#26aea6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26aea6; $custom-light: #79c7c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26aea6",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 174,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.471,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68067,
"c": 0.11034,
"h": 188.8
},
"luminance": 0.33437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26AEA6
secondary
#C66A6F
accent
#414AE7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281