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#26C970 Color

#26C970 is rgb(38, 201, 112) in RGB, hsl(147, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 44%, 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 6.75. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C970
HEX#26C970
RGBrgb(38, 201, 112)
HSLhsl(147, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(147, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.18 152.9)
LABlab(71.75% -56.63 32.55)
LCHlch(71.75% 65.31 150.11)

What #26C970 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 #26C970, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.75Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.7Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.53Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.09Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 13.8GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.93

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

#26C970 Channel Values

How #26C970 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 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 147° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 147° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.67:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C970 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.67:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C970 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C970

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C970; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C970
Complementary
#C92680
Analogous
#2FC926
Analogous
#26C9C1
Triadic
#7026C9
Triadic
#C97026
Split comp.
#C126C9
Split comp.
#C9262F

Tints & Shades of #26C970

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

#3AD982
#5CE098
#7AE6AB
#98EBBE
#B6F1D1
#D8F8E6

Shades

#21B061
#1D9653
#187C45
#125E34
#0D4526
#082B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C970.

How #26C970 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#26C970
Protanopia#B9B971
Protanomaly#95C070
Deuteranopia#A9A975
Deuteranomaly#88B773
Tritanopia#4CC1C1
Tritanomaly#40C4A6
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C970 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c970: #26C970;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C970;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c970': '#26C970' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.788, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_26c970">#26C970</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C970"

More Green Colors

#26C970 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#26C970 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C970?

#26C970 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 201, 112) in RGB and hsl(147, 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 6.75.

What is the RGB value of #26C970?

#26C970 is rgb(38, 201, 112) — red 38, green 201, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C970?

#26C970 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C970 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C970 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.67:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C970 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C970 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 15.3, which is visibly different.

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