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#266D33 Color

#266D33 is rgb(38, 109, 51) in RGB, hsl(131, 48%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 53%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.92. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#266D33
HEX#266D33
RGBrgb(38, 109, 51)
HSLhsl(131, 48%, 29%)
HSVhsv(131, 65%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 53%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(47.6% 0.115 146.9)
LABlab(40.57% -33.18 25.36)
LCHlch(40.57% 41.77 142.61)

What #266D33 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 #266D33, 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.

#266D33 Channel Values

How #266D33 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 38 · G 109 · B 518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 131° · S 48% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 131° · S 65% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 53% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.33:1 vs white · 3.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #266D33 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 text6.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #266D33

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #266D33; 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 #266D33

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 #266D33.

How #266D33 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#266D33
Protanopia#656533
Protanomaly#536833
Deuteranopia#5D5D36
Deuteranomaly#4C6435
Tritanopia#346868
Tritanomaly#2F6A57
Achromatopsia#606060

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #266D33 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-266d33: #266D33;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #266D33;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-266d33': '#266D33' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.427, blue: 0.200)
Android XML<color name="color_266d33">#266D33</color>
SVG fillfill="#266D33"

More Green Colors

#266D33 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#266D33 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #266D33?

#266D33 is a dark green — rgb(38, 109, 51) in RGB and hsl(131, 48%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dartmouth Green (#00703C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.92.

What is the RGB value of #266D33?

#266D33 is rgb(38, 109, 51) — red 38, green 109, and blue 51 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #266D33?

#266D33 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 53%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #266D33 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #266D33 scores 6.33:1 against white and 3.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #266D33 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #266D33 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 seagreen (#2E8B57) at a CIE76 distance of 13.22, which is visibly different.

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