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#024B26 Color

#024B26 is rgb(2, 75, 38) in RGB, hsl(150, 95%, 15%) in HSL, and about cmyk(97%, 0%, 49%, 71%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.22. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#024B26
HEX#024B26
RGBrgb(2, 75, 38)
HSLhsl(150, 95%, 15%)
HSVhsv(150, 97%, 29%)
CMYKcmyk(97%, 0%, 49%, 71%)
OKLCHoklch(36.3% 0.091 153.6)
LABlab(27.23% -28.83 16.00)
LCHlch(27.23% 32.97 150.97)

What #024B26 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 #024B26, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

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

#024B26 Channel Values

How #024B26 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 2 · G 75 · B 388-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 95% · L 15%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 97% · V 29%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 97% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 71%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance10.31:1 vs white · 2.04:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #024B26 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.

TextWhite text10.31:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text2.04:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #024B26

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #024B26; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #024B26

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #024B26.

How #024B26 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#024B26
Protanopia#444426
Protanomaly#354726
Deuteranopia#3D3D28
Deuteranomaly#2F4327
Tritanopia#144848
Tritanomaly#0E493D
Achromatopsia#404040

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #024B26 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-024b26: #024B26;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #024B26;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-024b26': '#024B26' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.294, blue: 0.149)
Android XML<color name="color_024b26">#024B26</color>
SVG fillfill="#024B26"

More Green Colors

#024B26 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#024B26 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #024B26?

#024B26 is a darkest green — rgb(2, 75, 38) in RGB and hsl(150, 95%, 15%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Forest Green (Traditional) (#014421), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.22.

What is the RGB value of #024B26?

#024B26 is rgb(2, 75, 38) — red 2, green 75, and blue 38 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #024B26?

#024B26 converts to approximately cmyk(97%, 0%, 49%, 71%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #024B26 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #024B26 scores 10.31:1 against white and 2.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #024B26 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #024B26 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 darkolivegreen (#556B2F) at a CIE76 distance of 24.26, which is visibly different.

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