#26BDA4#26BDA4
#26BDA4 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.125 H 178.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26BDA4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 189, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 0%, 13.2%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.10, -43.52, 1.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.10, 43.56, 177.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.8% -0.1247 0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.8% 0.125 178.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6943, 39.4844, 41.3818) |
| Luminance | 0.3949 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.61
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.88
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.83
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.30
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26BDA4 #BD263F
analogous
#26BD58 #26BDA4 #268BBD
triadic
#26BDA4 #A426BD #BDA426
tetradic
#26BDA4 #5826BD #BD263F #8BBD26
square
#26BDA4 #5826BD #BD263F #8BBD26
split-complementary
#26BDA4 #BD268B #BD5826
monochromatic
#12574C #1C8A78 #26BDA4 #46DAC1 #79E4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#26BDA4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#26BDA4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26BDA4
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26BDA4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26BDA4 | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.90 | 8.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5B1A3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A3A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26bda4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 189, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.125 178.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd2be',
500: '#26bda4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26bda4; $custom-light: #7cd2be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26bda4",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 189,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.066,
"s": 66.52,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71795,
"c": 0.12476,
"h": 178.1
},
"luminance": 0.39488
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26BDA4
secondary
#CC7382
accent
#3E5BE9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F6
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281