What color is #269A8B?

#269A8B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #269A8B?

The RGB value is 38, 154, 139: 38 red, 154 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #269A8B?

The complementary color is #9A2635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #269A8B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#269A8B color

#269A8B rgb(38, 154, 139)

Shades of teal

The hex color #269A8B is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 60.4% green and 54.5% blue (38, 154, 139).

Its hue angle is 172°, with 60% saturation and 38% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 75% cyan, 0% magenta, 10% yellow and 40% black.

The closest named color is Green Dynasty (#00988E), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 6.08:1).

#269A8B color codes

HEX	`#269A8B`
RGB	`rgb(38, 154, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 60.4%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(172, 60%, 38%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(172, 75%, 60%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(75%, 0%, 10%, 40%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(57.45, -34.81, -1.19)`
CIE LCH	`lch(57.45, 34.83, 181.95)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(17.013, 25.385, 28.424)`
Decimal	`2529931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #269A8B, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #269A8B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass

#269A8B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	3.46:1	Fail	Fail	Pass
Sample text	6.08:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #269A8B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #269a8b; }
.text { color: #269a8b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #269a8b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 154 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #269a8b, #266f9a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Cyan.

Questions

What color is #269A8B?: #269A8B is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Green Dynasty. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #269A8B?: The RGB value is 38, 154, 139: 38 red, 154 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #269A8B?: The complementary color is #9A2635, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #269A8B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 6.08:1 and white text 3.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.