#26BDB0#26BDB0
#26BDB0 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.2% C 0.120 H 185.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26BDB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 189, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 80%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(79.9%, 0%, 6.9%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.43, -40.22, -4.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.43, 40.45, 186.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.17% -0.1191 -0.0121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.17% 0.12 185.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.8296, 39.9385, 47.3607) |
| Luminance | 0.3994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 0.82
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.43
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.19
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.40
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.32
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26BDB0 #BD2633
analogous
#26BD64 #26BDB0 #267FBD
triadic
#26BDB0 #B026BD #BDB026
tetradic
#26BDB0 #6426BD #BD2633 #7FBD26
square
#26BDB0 #6426BD #BD2633 #7FBD26
split-complementary
#26BDB0 #BD267F #BD6426
monochromatic
#125751 #1C8A81 #26BDB0 #46DACD #79E4DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.34
#26BDB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.99
#26BDB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26BDB0
8.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26BDB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26BDB0 | 1.00 | 2.34 | 8.99 | 8.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B2B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9FA3B1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AAAAAA
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26bdb0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 189, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.2% 0.120 185.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7cd1c7',
500: '#26bdb0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26bdb0; $custom-light: #7cd1c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26bdb0",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 189,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.834,
"s": 66.52,
"l": 44.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72169,
"c": 0.11976,
"h": 185.8
},
"luminance": 0.39942
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26BDB0
secondary
#CC737B
accent
#3E4DE9
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F8
border
#CBD2D1
text
#0B1413
muted
#7C8282