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#266E49 Color

#266E49 is rgb(38, 110, 73) in RGB, hsl(149, 49%, 29%) in HSL, and about cmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 57%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Amazon (#3B7A57), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.81. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#266E49
HEX#266E49
RGBrgb(38, 110, 73)
HSLhsl(149, 49%, 29%)
HSVhsv(149, 65%, 43%)
CMYKcmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 57%)
OKLCHoklch(48.3% 0.094 157.4)
LABlab(41.24% -30.44 13.84)
LCHlch(41.24% 33.44 155.54)

What #266E49 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 #266E49, 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.

#266E49 Channel Values

How #266E49 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 110 · B 738-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 49% · L 29%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 65% · V 43%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 65% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 57%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance6.16:1 vs white · 3.41:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #266E49 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 text6.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text3.41:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #266E49

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #266E49; 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 #266E49

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 #266E49.

How #266E49 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#266E49
Protanopia#666649
Protanomaly#536949
Deuteranopia#5E5E4B
Deuteranomaly#4D654A
Tritanopia#316A6A
Tritanomaly#2D6C5F
Achromatopsia#616161

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #266E49 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-266e49: #266E49;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #266E49;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-266e49': '#266E49' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.431, blue: 0.286)
Android XML<color name="color_266e49">#266E49</color>
SVG fillfill="#266E49"

More Green Colors

#266E49 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#266E49 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #266E49?

#266E49 is a dark green — rgb(38, 110, 73) in RGB and hsl(149, 49%, 29%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Amazon (#3B7A57), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.81.

What is the RGB value of #266E49?

#266E49 is rgb(38, 110, 73) — red 38, green 110, and blue 73 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #266E49?

#266E49 converts to approximately cmyk(65%, 0%, 34%, 57%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #266E49 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #266E49 scores 6.16:1 against white and 3.41:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #266E49 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #266E49 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 13.9, which is visibly different.

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