#26B3AE#26B3AE
#26B3AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.357; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.112 H 191.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26B3AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 179, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 65%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 79%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(78.8%, 0%, 2.8%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.29, -36.27, -7.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.29, 37.09, 192.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.6% -0.1103 -0.0218) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.6% 0.112 191.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5558, 35.7052, 45.6338) |
| Luminance | 0.3571 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 1.21
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.29
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.65
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.88
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 7.69
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26B3AE #B3262B
analogous
#26B367 #26B3AE #2672B3
triadic
#26B3AE #AE26B3 #B3AE26
tetradic
#26B3AE #6726B3 #B3262B #72B326
square
#26B3AE #6726B3 #B3262B #72B326
split-complementary
#26B3AE #B32672 #B36726
monochromatic
#114E4C #1B817D #26B3AE #40D6D1 #72E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#26B3AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.14
#26B3AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26B3AE
8.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26B3AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26B3AE | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.14 | 8.14 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A9AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959BAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26b3ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 179, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.112 191.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7bcac6',
500: '#26b3ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26b3ae; $custom-light: #7bcac6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26b3ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 179,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.872,
"s": 64.977,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69597,
"c": 0.11245,
"h": 191.2
},
"luminance": 0.35708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26B3AE
secondary
#C86D70
accent
#4046E8
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#EFF8F8
border
#CAD1D1
text
#0B1313
muted
#7C8282