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#26940A Color

#26940A is rgb(38, 148, 10) in RGB, hsl(108, 87%, 31%) in HSL, and about cmyk(74%, 0%, 93%, 42%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Slimy Green (#299617), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.15. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26940A
HEX#26940A
RGBrgb(38, 148, 10)
HSLhsl(108, 87%, 31%)
HSVhsv(108, 93%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(74%, 0%, 93%, 42%)
OKLCHoklch(58.3% 0.187 140.9)
LABlab(53.69% -48.71 53.03)
LCHlch(53.69% 72.01 132.57)

What #26940A 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 #26940A, 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.

#26940A Channel Values

How #26940A 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 148 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 108° · S 87% · L 31%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 108° · S 93% · V 58%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 74% · M 0% · Y 93% · K 42%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.95:1 vs white · 5.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26940A 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.

Fails AAWhite text3.95:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #26940A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26940A; 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 #26940A

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26940A.

How #26940A 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#26940A
Protanopia#89890E
Protanomaly#6E8D0C
Deuteranopia#7D7D1B
Deuteranomaly#658715
Tritanopia#438B8B
Tritanomaly#3A8F6E
Achromatopsia#808080

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26940A in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26940a: #26940A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26940A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26940a': '#26940A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.580, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_26940a">#26940A</color>
SVG fillfill="#26940A"

More Green Colors

#26940A sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#26940A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26940A?

#26940A is a dark green — rgb(38, 148, 10) in RGB and hsl(108, 87%, 31%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Slimy Green (#299617), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.15.

What is the RGB value of #26940A?

#26940A is rgb(38, 148, 10) — red 38, green 148, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26940A?

#26940A converts to approximately cmyk(74%, 0%, 93%, 42%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26940A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26940A scores 3.95:1 against white and 5.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26940A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26940A 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 green (#008000) at a CIE76 distance of 8.71, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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