#26BDC1#26BDC1
#26BDC1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.407; OKLCH L 72.8% C 0.117 H 197.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #26BDC1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(38, 189, 193) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 67%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 80%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(80.3%, 2.1%, 0%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.93, -35.28, -12.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.93, 37.53, 199.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.75% -0.1115 -0.0357) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.75% 0.117 197.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6181, 40.6539, 56.7804) |
| Luminance | 0.4066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.40
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.96
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.04
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.22
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 7.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#26BDC1 #C12A26
analogous
#26C177 #26BDC1 #2670C1
triadic
#26BDC1 #C126BD #BDC126
tetradic
#26BDC1 #7726C1 #C12A26 #70C126
square
#26BDC1 #7726C1 #C12A26 #70C126
split-complementary
#26BDC1 #C12670 #C17726
monochromatic
#12595B #1C8B8E #26BDC1 #49D7DB #7CE3E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.30
#26BDC1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.13
#26BDC1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #26BDC1
9.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##26BDC1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##26BDC1 | 1.00 | 2.30 | 9.13 | 9.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFB4C2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA4C2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ABABAB
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #26bdc1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(38, 189, 193); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.8% 0.117 197.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7ed1d3',
500: '#26bdc1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #26bdc1; $custom-light: #7ed1d3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#26bdc1",
"rgb": {
"r": 38,
"g": 189,
"b": 193
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.548,
"s": 67.1,
"l": 45.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7275,
"c": 0.11711,
"h": 197.7
},
"luminance": 0.40658
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#26BDC1
secondary
#CD7875
accent
#423EEA
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0C1414
muted
#7D8282