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#26c3cd color: Turquoise Surf

#26c3cd is rgb(38, 195, 205) in RGB and oklch(74.656% 0.12066 201.755) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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184°
100%

74.7%
0.121
202°
  • Cyan
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-500
  • Black 20%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.15:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.77:1Readable · AA
Lc 62

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About #26c3cd

#26c3cd is a bright light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 74.7% lightness, 0.121 chroma and a hue of 202°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.15:1 contrast and black text 9.77:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Turquoise Surf (#00c5cd). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-500.

More light cyan colors

Lighter: #26c3cd mixed with white

  1. 26c3cd
  2. 4dc9d2
  3. 68d0d7
  4. 7fd6dc
  5. 93dce1
  6. a7e2e6
  7. b9e8eb
  8. cbeef0
  9. ddf3f5
  10. eef9fa

Darker: #26c3cd mixed with black

  1. 26c3cd
  2. 20a9b2
  3. 199098
  4. 13787e
  5. 0d6066
  6. 084a4e
  7. 043438
  8. 022023
  9. 010e0f
  10. 000202

Calmer: #26c3cd with less saturation

  1. 26c3cd
  2. 43c1ca
  3. 57bfc7
  4. 66bdc3
  5. 73bbc0
  6. 7fb9bd
  7. 89b6ba
  8. 93b4b7
  9. 9cb2b3
  10. a5afb0

Questions about #26c3cd

What color is #26c3cd?

#26c3cd is bright light cyan. The closest named color is Turquoise Surf. In RGB it is rgb(38, 195, 205), in HSL hsl(183.59, 68.72%, 47.65%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.656% 0.12066 201.755).

What colors go well with #26c3cd?

The complementary color of #26c3cd is #f08d8a. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #49c5a4 and #4fbaec. The triadic partners are #d093da and #d3a54a.

Is white or black text more readable on #26c3cd?

Black text reads better on #26c3cd: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.15:1 and black gives 9.77:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26c3cd a warm or cool color?

#26c3cd is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 202 degrees, its lightness 74.7% and its chroma 0.121.