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#26697D Color

#26697D is rgb(38, 105, 125) in RGB, hsl(194, 53%, 32%) in HSL, and about cmyk(70%, 16%, 0%, 51%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Teal Blue (#367588), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.9. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26697D
HEX#26697D
RGBrgb(38, 105, 125)
HSLhsl(194, 53%, 32%)
HSVhsv(194, 70%, 49%)
CMYKcmyk(70%, 16%, 0%, 51%)
OKLCHoklch(48.7% 0.073 221.2)
LABlab(40.90% -16.62 -17.76)
LCHlch(40.90% 24.32 226.91)

What #26697D 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 #26697D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#26697D Channel Values

How #26697D 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 105 · B 1258-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 194° · S 53% · L 32%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 194° · S 70% · V 49%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 70% · M 16% · Y 0% · K 51%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.18:1 vs white · 3.4:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26697D 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 text6.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #26697D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26697D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #26697D

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.

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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26697D.

How #26697D 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#26697D
Protanopia#61617D
Protanomaly#50657D
Deuteranopia#59597E
Deuteranomaly#4A607E
Tritanopia#1B6C6C
Tritanomaly#206B73
Achromatopsia#616161

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Using #26697D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26697d: #26697D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26697D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26697d': '#26697D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.412, blue: 0.490)
Android XML<color name="color_26697d">#26697D</color>
SVG fillfill="#26697D"

More Teal Colors

#26697D sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#26697D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26697D?

#26697D is a dark teal — rgb(38, 105, 125) in RGB and hsl(194, 53%, 32%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Teal Blue (#367588), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.9.

What is the RGB value of #26697D?

#26697D is rgb(38, 105, 125) — red 38, green 105, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26697D?

#26697D converts to approximately cmyk(70%, 16%, 0%, 51%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26697D be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #26697D scores 6.18:1 against white and 3.4:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26697D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26697D 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 17.48, which is visibly different.

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