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#26BEC9 Color

#26BEC9 is rgb(38, 190, 201) in RGB, hsl(184, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26BEC9
HEX#26BEC9
RGBrgb(38, 190, 201)
HSLhsl(184, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(184, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.3% 0.118 202.7)
LABlab(70.10% -35.98 -17.04)
LCHlch(70.10% 39.81 205.34)

What #26BEC9 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 #26BEC9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 6Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.52Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 9.08Tiffany Blue#0ABAB5ΔE 9.43Verdigris#43B3AEΔE 10.54Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 10.74

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

#26BEC9 Channel Values

How #26BEC9 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 190 · B 2018-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 184° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 184° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 5% · Y 0% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.29:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26BEC9 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.

Fails AAWhite text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26BEC9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26BEC9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26BEC9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26BEC9
Complementary
#C93126
Analogous
#26C983
Analogous
#266DC9
Triadic
#C926BE
Triadic
#BEC926
Split comp.
#C9266D
Split comp.
#C98326

Tints & Shades of #26BEC9

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

#3ACFD9
#5CD7E0
#7ADFE6
#98E6EB
#B6EDF1
#D8F6F8

Shades

#21A6B0
#1D8E96
#18767C
#12595E
#0D4145
#08292B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26BEC9.

How #26BEC9 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#26BEC9
Protanopia#AFAFC9
Protanomaly#8DB5C9
Deuteranopia#A0A0CB
Deuteranomaly#81ADCA
Tritanopia#1ABFBF
Tritanomaly#20BFC3
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

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Using #26BEC9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26bec9: #26BEC9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26BEC9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26bec9': '#26BEC9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.745, blue: 0.788)
Android XML<color name="color_26bec9">#26BEC9</color>
SVG fillfill="#26BEC9"

More Teal Colors

#26BEC9 sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#26BEC9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26BEC9?

#26BEC9 is a mid-tone teal — rgb(38, 190, 201) in RGB and hsl(184, 68%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maximum Blue Green (#30BFBF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.

What is the RGB value of #26BEC9?

#26BEC9 is rgb(38, 190, 201) — red 38, green 190, and blue 201 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26BEC9?

#26BEC9 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 5%, 0%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26BEC9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26BEC9 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.29:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26BEC9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26BEC9 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 darkturquoise (#00CED1) at a CIE76 distance of 8.52, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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