#26AEA9#26AEA9
#26AEA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.335; OKLCH L 68.2% C 0.110 H 191.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26AEA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 174, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.2%, 0%, 2.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.60, -35.42, -7.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.60, 36.21, 191.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.17% -0.1077 -0.021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.17% 0.11 191.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0934, 33.5459, 42.7863) |
| Luminance | 0.3355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.32
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.32
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.59
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.89
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26AEA9 #AE262B
analogous
#26AE65 #26AEA9 #266FAE
triadic
#26AEA9 #A926AE #AEA926
tetradic
#26AEA9 #6526AE #AE262B #6FAE26
square
#26AEA9 #6526AE #AE262B #6FAE26
split-complementary
#26AEA9 #AE266F #AE6526
monochromatic
#104A47 #1B7C78 #26AEA9 #3DD5CF #6FE0DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#26AEA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.71
#26AEA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26AEA9
7.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26AEA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26AEA9 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.71 | 7.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A5A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9097AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26aea9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 174, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.2% 0.110 191.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac7c2',
500: '#26aea9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26aea9; $custom-light: #7ac7c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26aea9",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 174,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.794,
"s": 64.151,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68169,
"c": 0.10971,
"h": 191.1
},
"luminance": 0.33549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26AEA9
secondary
#C66A6D
accent
#4147E7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281