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#26DDED Color

#26DDED is rgb(38, 221, 237) in RGB, hsl(185, 85%, 54%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 7%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.6. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26DDED
HEX#26DDED
RGBrgb(38, 221, 237)
HSLhsl(185, 85%, 54%)
HSVhsv(185, 84%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 7%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.135 204.5)
LABlab(80.40% -40.14 -20.86)
LCHlch(80.40% 45.23 207.46)

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

Lotion Blue#15F2FDΔE 8.6Dark Turquoise#00CED1ΔE 8.92Robin Egg Blue#00CCCCΔE 10.66Medium Turquoise#48D1CCΔE 12.55Electric Blue#7DF9FFΔE 13.54Maximum Blue Green#30BFBFΔE 14.13

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

#26DDED Channel Values

How #26DDED 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 221 · B 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 185° · S 85% · L 54%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 185° · S 84% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 7% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.66:1 vs white · 12.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26DDED 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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

Colors That Go With #26DDED

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

Base
#26DDED
Complementary
#ED3726
Analogous
#26ED9A
Analogous
#2679ED
Triadic
#ED26DD
Triadic
#DDED26
Split comp.
#ED2679
Split comp.
#ED9A26

Tints & Shades of #26DDED

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

#42E1F0
#63E6F2
#80EBF5
#9CEFF7
#B8F4F9
#D9F9FC

Shades

#12CDDE
#0FAEBD
#0D909C
#0A6D76
#074E55
#043034

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

How #26DDED 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#26DDED
Protanopia#CCCCED
Protanomaly#A4D3ED
Deuteranopia#BABAEF
Deuteranomaly#95C9EE
Tritanopia#0CDFDF
Tritanomaly#19DEE5
Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26DDED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26dded: #26DDED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26DDED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26dded': '#26DDED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.867, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_26dded">#26DDED</color>
SVG fillfill="#26DDED"

More Teal Colors

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

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#26DDED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26DDED?

#26DDED is a mid-tone teal — rgb(38, 221, 237) in RGB and hsl(185, 85%, 54%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Lotion Blue (#15F2FD), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.6.

What is the RGB value of #26DDED?

#26DDED is rgb(38, 221, 237) — red 38, green 221, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26DDED?

#26DDED converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 7%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26DDED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26DDED scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

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

No. #26DDED 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 8.92, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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