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#26C558 Color

#26C558 is rgb(38, 197, 88) in RGB, hsl(139, 68%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 55%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.58. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C558
HEX#26C558
RGBrgb(38, 197, 88)
HSLhsl(139, 68%, 46%)
HSVhsv(139, 81%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 55%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.196 148.3)
LABlab(70.21% -58.20 42.26)
LCHlch(70.21% 71.92 144.02)

What #26C558 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 #26C558, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 8.58Dark Pastel Green#03C03CΔE 10.35Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.88Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.72Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.85Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 15.34

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

#26C558 Channel Values

How #26C558 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 197 · B 888-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 139° · S 68% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 139° · S 81% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 55% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C558 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C558 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C558

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C558; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C558
Complementary
#C52693
Analogous
#43C526
Analogous
#26C5A8
Triadic
#5826C5
Triadic
#C55826
Split comp.
#A826C5
Split comp.
#C52643

Tints & Shades of #26C558

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

#36D969
#58DF83
#76E599
#98EBB3
#B6F1C9
#D8F8E2

Shades

#21AB4D
#1C9241
#177836
#125E2A
#0D451F
#082B13

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C558.

How #26C558 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#26C558
Protanopia#B6B659
Protanomaly#92BC59
Deuteranopia#A6A65E
Deuteranomaly#85B35C
Tritanopia#4FBCBC
Tritanomaly#42BF9D
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C558 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c558: #26C558;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C558;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c558': '#26C558' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.773, blue: 0.345)
Android XML<color name="color_26c558">#26C558</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C558"

More Green Colors

#26C558 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#26C558 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C558?

#26C558 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 197, 88) in RGB and hsl(139, 68%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.58.

What is the RGB value of #26C558?

#26C558 is rgb(38, 197, 88) — red 38, green 197, and blue 88 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C558?

#26C558 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 55%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C558 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C558 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C558 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C558 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 limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 18.34, which is visibly different.

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