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#26BA86 Color

#26BA86 is rgb(38, 186, 134) in RGB, hsl(159, 66%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 27%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.14. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26BA86
HEX#26BA86
RGBrgb(38, 186, 134)
HSLhsl(159, 66%, 44%)
HSVhsv(159, 80%, 73%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 27%)
OKLCHoklch(70.2% 0.142 163.4)
LABlab(67.33% -48.37 15.31)
LCHlch(67.33% 50.73 162.44)

What #26BA86 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 #26BA86, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 5.14Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 5.19Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 6.5Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 7.95Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.65Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.99

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

#26BA86 Channel Values

How #26BA86 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 186 · B 1348-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 66% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 80% · V 73%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 27%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.49:1 vs white · 8.45:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26BA86 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 text2.49:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26BA86 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26BA86

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26BA86; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26BA86
Complementary
#BA265A
Analogous
#26BA3C
Analogous
#26A4BA
Triadic
#8626BA
Triadic
#BA8626
Split comp.
#BA26A4
Split comp.
#BA3C26

Tints & Shades of #26BA86

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.

Tints

#34D59D
#51DBAB
#73E2BC
#95E9CC
#B7F0DC
#D5F6EB

Shades

#21A174
#1D8C65
#177252
#125940
#0D3F2E
#092A1F

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26BA86.

How #26BA86 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#26BA86
Protanopia#ACAC87
Protanomaly#8AB286
Deuteranopia#9D9D89
Deuteranomaly#7EA988
Tritanopia#40B4B4
Tritanomaly#37B7A4
Achromatopsia#A4A4A4

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Using #26BA86 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26ba86: #26BA86;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26BA86;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26ba86': '#26BA86' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.729, blue: 0.525)
Android XML<color name="color_26ba86">#26BA86</color>
SVG fillfill="#26BA86"

More Green Colors

#26BA86 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#26BA86 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26BA86?

#26BA86 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 186, 134) in RGB and hsl(159, 66%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Crayola) (#1CAC78), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.14.

What is the RGB value of #26BA86?

#26BA86 is rgb(38, 186, 134) — red 38, green 186, and blue 134 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26BA86?

#26BA86 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 27%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26BA86 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26BA86 scores 2.49:1 against white and 8.45:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26BA86 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26BA86 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 8.99, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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