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#26C570 Color

#26C570 is rgb(38, 197, 112) in RGB, hsl(148, 68%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 23%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C570
HEX#26C570
RGBrgb(38, 197, 112)
HSLhsl(148, 68%, 46%)
HSVhsv(148, 81%, 77%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 23%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.175 153.5)
LABlab(70.48% -55.37 30.94)
LCHlch(70.48% 63.43 150.80)

What #26C570 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 #26C570, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.31Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.03GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.62Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 11.7Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.97Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.08

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

#26C570 Channel Values

How #26C570 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 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 68% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 81% · V 77%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 23%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.26:1 vs white · 9.3:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C570 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 text2.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.3:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C570 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C570

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C570; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C570
Complementary
#C5267B
Analogous
#2BC526
Analogous
#26C5C0
Triadic
#7026C5
Triadic
#C57026
Split comp.
#C026C5
Split comp.
#C5262B

Tints & Shades of #26C570

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

#36D982
#58DF97
#76E5AA
#98EBBF
#B6F1D2
#D8F8E7

Shades

#21AB61
#1C9253
#177844
#125E36
#0D4527
#082B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C570.

How #26C570 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#26C570
Protanopia#B6B671
Protanomaly#92BC70
Deuteranopia#A6A675
Deuteranomaly#85B373
Tritanopia#4BBDBD
Tritanomaly#3FC0A4
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C570 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c570: #26C570;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C570;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c570': '#26C570' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.773, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_26c570">#26C570</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C570"

More Green Colors

#26C570 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#26C570 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C570?

#26C570 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 197, 112) in RGB and hsl(148, 68%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.31.

What is the RGB value of #26C570?

#26C570 is rgb(38, 197, 112) — red 38, green 197, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C570?

#26C570 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 23%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C570 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C570 scores 2.26:1 against white and 9.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C570 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C570 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 12.97, which is visibly different.

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