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#26C968 Color

#26C968 is rgb(38, 201, 104) in RGB, hsl(144, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 48%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.55. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C968
HEX#26C968
RGBrgb(38, 201, 104)
HSLhsl(144, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(144, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 48%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.5% 0.187 151.1)
LABlab(71.65% -57.63 36.38)
LCHlch(71.65% 68.15 147.74)

What #26C968 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 #26C968, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.55Emerald#50C878ΔE 11.41Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 11.46Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.2Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.75Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.62

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

#26C968 Channel Values

How #26C968 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 201 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 144° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 144° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 48% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.18:1 vs white · 9.64:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C968 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 text2.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C968 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C968

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C968; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C968
Complementary
#C92688
Analogous
#37C926
Analogous
#26C9B9
Triadic
#6826C9
Triadic
#C96826
Split comp.
#B926C9
Split comp.
#C92637

Tints & Shades of #26C968

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

#3AD97A
#5CE091
#7AE6A5
#98EBB9
#B6F1CE
#D8F8E5

Shades

#21B05A
#1D964D
#187C40
#125E30
#0D4523
#082B16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C968.

How #26C968 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#26C968
Protanopia#B9B969
Protanomaly#95C069
Deuteranopia#A9A96D
Deuteranomaly#88B76B
Tritanopia#4EC0C0
Tritanomaly#41C4A4
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C968 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c968: #26C968;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C968;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c968': '#26C968' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.788, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_26c968">#26C968</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C968"

More Green Colors

#26C968 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#26C968 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C968?

#26C968 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 201, 104) in RGB and hsl(144, 68%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.55.

What is the RGB value of #26C968?

#26C968 is rgb(38, 201, 104) — red 38, green 201, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C968?

#26C968 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 48%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C968 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C968 scores 2.18:1 against white and 9.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C968 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C968 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 18.37, which is visibly different.

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