#26C9AE Color

#26C9AE is rgb(38, 201, 174) in RGB, hsl(170, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Turquoise (#40E0D0), visibly different at ΔE 10.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C9AE

HEX#26C9AE

RGBrgb(38, 201, 174)

HSLhsl(170, 68%, 47%)

HSVhsv(170, 81%, 79%)

CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 21%)

OKLCHoklch(75.1% 0.132 177.8)

LABlab(72.81% -46.27 1.53)

LCHlch(72.81% 46.29 178.11)

What #26C9AE 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 #26C9AE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 10.31 Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.77 Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.95 Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 11.27 Keppel#3AB09EΔE 12.07 Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.79

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#26C9AE Channel Values

How #26C9AE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 38 · G 201 · B 174	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 170° · S 68% · L 47%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 170° · S 81% · V 79%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 81% · M 0% · Y 13% · K 21%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.09:1 vs white · 10.05:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C9AE 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 text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text10.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #26C9AE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C9AE; 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 #26C9AE

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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How #26C9AE 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#26C9AE

Protanopia#B9B9AE

Protanomaly#95C0AE

Deuteranopia#A9A9B1

Deuteranomaly#88B7B0

Tritanopia#38C6C6

Tritanomaly#32C7BD

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #26C9AE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c9ae: #26C9AE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C9AE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c9ae': '#26C9AE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.788, blue: 0.682)

Android XML<color name="color_26c9ae">#26C9AE</color>

SVG fillfill="#26C9AE"

More Teal Colors

#26C9AE sits in the teal family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

002424 f5ffff 002a38 f0ffff 002d2e eefbfb 003333 ecfeff 003542 ecf7f9 003838 ebffff 006466 009999 00ebeb 0d1616 192929 24fbff 36747d 50bfe6 73a9c2 8dd9cc aec6cf ccffff

#26C9AE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C9AE?

#26C9AE is a mid-tone teal — rgb(38, 201, 174) in RGB and hsl(170, 68%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Turquoise (#40E0D0), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.31.

What is the RGB value of #26C9AE?

#26C9AE is rgb(38, 201, 174) — red 38, green 201, and blue 174 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C9AE?

#26C9AE converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 13%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C9AE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C9AE scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C9AE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C9AE 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 turquoise (#40E0D0) at a CIE76 distance of 10.31, which is visibly different.

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