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#266178 Color

#266178 is rgb(38, 97, 120) in RGB, hsl(197, 52%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(68%, 19%, 0%, 53%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Blue Sapphire (#126180), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.31. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#266178
HEX#266178
RGBrgb(38, 97, 120)
HSLhsl(197, 52%, 31%)
HSVhsv(197, 68%, 47%)
CMYKcmyk(68%, 19%, 0%, 53%)
OKLCHoklch(46.4% 0.071 227.1)
LABlab(38.09% -13.85 -19.02)
LCHlch(38.09% 23.53 233.94)

What #266178 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #266178, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Blue Sapphire#126180ΔE 5.31Teal Blue#367588ΔE 8.36Petrol#005F6AΔE 9.66Ming#36747DΔE 11.41Police Blue#374F6BΔE 12.14Dark Electric Blue#536878ΔE 12.36

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every teal in the library.

#266178 Channel Values

How #266178 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 38 · G 97 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 197° · S 52% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 197° · S 68% · V 47%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 68% · M 19% · Y 0% · K 53%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.85:1 vs white · 3.06:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #266178 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text6.85:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #266178

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #266178; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#266178
Complementary
#783D26
Analogous
#267866
Analogous
#263878
Triadic
#782661
Triadic
#617826
Split comp.
#782638
Split comp.
#786626

Tints & Shades of #266178

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#32809F
#3D9CC2
#64B0CE
#87C2D9
#AED6E5
#D0E7F0

Shades

#215469
#1C4859
#173B4A
#14323E
#0F252F
#0A191F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #266178.

How #266178 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#266178
Protanopia#5A5A78
Protanomaly#4A5D78
Deuteranopia#535379
Deuteranomaly#455978
Tritanopia#1B6464
Tritanomaly#20636D
Achromatopsia#5A5A5A

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Using #266178 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-266178: #266178;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #266178;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-266178': '#266178' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.380, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_266178">#266178</color>
SVG fillfill="#266178"

More Teal Colors

#266178 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#266178 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #266178?

#266178 is a dark teal — rgb(38, 97, 120) in RGB and hsl(197, 52%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Blue Sapphire (#126180), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.31.

What is the RGB value of #266178?

#266178 is rgb(38, 97, 120) — red 38, green 97, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #266178?

#266178 converts to approximately cmyk(68%, 19%, 0%, 53%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #266178 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #266178 scores 6.85:1 against white and 3.06:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #266178 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #266178 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is darkslategray (#2F4F4F) at a CIE76 distance of 16.68, which is visibly different.

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