Palettes / Colors / #269C8A

#269C8A — Teal

#269C8A is a teal color we call Teal, closest to the named color LightSeaGreen (#20B2AA). It belongs to the teal family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lightseagreen (#20B2AA) — not an exact match. CSS lightseagreen gives you #20B2AA, a different color; use #269C8A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#269C8A is a cool teal color associated with freshness, clarity and balance. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #9C2638; it also sits naturally between #269C4F and #26739C. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 15% · Green 61% · Blue 54%

Cyan 76% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 12% · Key 39%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #269C8A

.text { color: #269C8A; }
.background { background-color: #269C8A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #269C8A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 156, 138); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(171, 61%, 38%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #269C8A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 156, 138, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #269C8A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 156, 138, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#269C8A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#269C8A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #9C2638:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #269C8A: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #269C8A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #269C8A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #269C8A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #269C89  ·  #269C8B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #269C8A?

#269C8A is Teal, a teal color (RGB 38, 156, 138). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #269C8A?

#269C8A is RGB 38, 156, 138 — HSL 171°, 61%, 38% — CMYK 76%, 0%, 12%, 39%.

What colors go with #269C8A?

Its complement is #9C2638; analogous partners are #269C4F and #26739C. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #269C8A for text?

Black text on #269C8A has a contrast ratio of 6.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 3.38:1.