Palettes / Colors / #26CFBB

#26CFBB — Teal

#26CFBB 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 #26CFBB 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.

#26CFBB 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 #CF263A; it also sits naturally between #26CF67 and #268ECF. 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 81% · Blue 73%

Cyan 82% · Magenta 0% · Yellow 10% · Key 19%

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

Previews

CSS code for #26CFBB

.text { color: #26CFBB; }
.background { background-color: #26CFBB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #26CFBB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(38, 207, 187); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(173, 69%, 48%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #26CFBB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(38, 207, 187, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #26CFBB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(38, 207, 187, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#26CFBB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#26CFBB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #CF263A:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #26CFBB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #26CFBB

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 #26CFBB 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 #26CFBB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #26CFBB?

#26CFBB is Teal, a teal color (RGB 38, 207, 187). Its closest standard named color is LightSeaGreen.

What is the RGB and HSL of #26CFBB?

#26CFBB is RGB 38, 207, 187 — HSL 173°, 69%, 48% — CMYK 82%, 0%, 10%, 19%.

What colors go with #26CFBB?

Its complement is #CF263A; analogous partners are #26CF67 and #268ECF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #26CFBB for text?

Black text on #26CFBB has a contrast ratio of 10.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.96:1.