#26BDA5#26BDA5
#26BDA5 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.395; OKLCH L 71.8% C 0.124 H 178.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26BDA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 189, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 0%, 12.7%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.13, -43.25, 1.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.13, 43.27, 178.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.83% -0.1242 0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.83% 0.124 178.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7850, 39.5206, 41.8593) |
| Luminance | 0.3952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 1.30
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 1.70
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.06
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.02
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 6.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26BDA5 #BD263E
analogous
#26BD5A #26BDA5 #2689BD
triadic
#26BDA5 #A526BD #BDA526
tetradic
#26BDA5 #5A26BD #BD263E #89BD26
square
#26BDA5 #5A26BD #BD263E #89BD26
split-complementary
#26BDA5 #BD2689 #BD5A26
monochromatic
#12574C #1C8A79 #26BDA5 #46DAC2 #79E4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#26BDA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.90
#26BDA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26BDA5
8.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26BDA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26BDA5 | 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)
#B5B1A4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A2A3A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C0B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26bda5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 189, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.8% 0.124 178.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd2bf',
500: '#26bda5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26bda5; $custom-light: #7cd2bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26bda5",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 189,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.464,
"s": 66.52,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71825,
"c": 0.12426,
"h": 178.7
},
"luminance": 0.39524
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26BDA5
secondary
#CC7381
accent
#3E5AE9
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#EFF9F7
border
#CAD2D0
text
#0B1412
muted
#7C8281