#26B0A4#26B0A4
#26B0A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.113 H 185.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26B0A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 176, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 6.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.07, -37.78, -4.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.07, 37.99, 186.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.51% -0.1119 -0.0115) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.51% 0.113 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0223, 34.1402, 40.4911) |
| Luminance | 0.3414 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.60
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.10
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.68
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.39
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26B0A4 #B02632
analogous
#26B05F #26B0A4 #2677B0
triadic
#26B0A4 #A426B0 #B0A426
tetradic
#26B0A4 #5F26B0 #B02632 #77B026
square
#26B0A4 #5F26B0 #B02632 #77B026
split-complementary
#26B0A4 #B02677 #B05F26
monochromatic
#104B46 #1B7E75 #26B0A4 #3ED5C8 #70E0D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#26B0A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#26B0A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26B0A4
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26B0A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26B0A4 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A6A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9498A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B4AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26b0a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 176, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.113 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#79c8be',
500: '#26b0a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26b0a4; $custom-light: #79c8be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26b0a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 176,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.783,
"s": 64.486,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68506,
"c": 0.11253,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.34143
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26B0A4
secondary
#C76B73
accent
#404FE7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F6
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281