#26B0A9#26B0A9
#26B0A9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.343; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.111 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26B0A9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 176, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 64%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 78%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.4%, 0%, 4%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.22, -36.34, -6.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.22, 36.94, 190.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.67% -0.1096 -0.0185) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.67% 0.111 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4827, 34.3244, 42.9160) |
| Luminance | 0.3433 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 0.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.46
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.40
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.07
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26B0A9 #B0262D
analogous
#26B064 #26B0A9 #2672B0
triadic
#26B0A9 #A926B0 #B0A926
tetradic
#26B0A9 #6426B0 #B0262D #72B026
square
#26B0A9 #6426B0 #B0262D #72B026
split-complementary
#26B0A9 #B02672 #B06426
monochromatic
#104B48 #1B7E79 #26B0A9 #3ED5CE #70E0DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#26B0A9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.87
#26B0A9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26B0A9
7.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26B0A9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26B0A9 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.87 | 7.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A5A6A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9398AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26b0a9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 176, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.111 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ac8c2',
500: '#26b0a9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26b0a9; $custom-light: #7ac8c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26b0a9",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 176,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.957,
"s": 64.486,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68673,
"c": 0.1112,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.34327
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26B0A9
secondary
#C76B6F
accent
#4049E7
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF8F7
border
#CAD1D0
text
#0B1312
muted
#7C8281