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#26C972 Color

#26C972 is rgb(38, 201, 114) in RGB, hsl(148, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 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 6.61. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C972
HEX#26C972
RGBrgb(38, 201, 114)
HSLhsl(148, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(148, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.178 153.4)
LABlab(71.77% -56.36 31.58)
LCHlch(71.77% 64.61 150.74)

What #26C972 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 #26C972, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.61Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.17Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.8Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.11GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.31Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 14.5

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

#26C972 Channel Values

How #26C972 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 1148-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.68:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C972 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 text9.68:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C972 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C972

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C972; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C972
Complementary
#C9267D
Analogous
#2CC926
Analogous
#26C9C4
Triadic
#7226C9
Triadic
#C97226
Split comp.
#C426C9
Split comp.
#C9262C

Tints & Shades of #26C972

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

#3AD984
#5CE09A
#7AE6AC
#98EBBF
#B6F1D2
#D8F8E7

Shades

#21B064
#1D9655
#187C47
#125E36
#0D4527
#082B18

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C972.

How #26C972 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#26C972
Protanopia#B9B973
Protanomaly#95C072
Deuteranopia#A9A977
Deuteranomaly#88B775
Tritanopia#4CC1C1
Tritanomaly#40C4A7
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C972 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c972: #26C972;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C972;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c972': '#26C972' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.788, blue: 0.447)
Android XML<color name="color_26c972">#26C972</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C972"

More Green Colors

#26C972 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#26C972 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C972?

#26C972 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 201, 114) in RGB and hsl(148, 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 6.61.

What is the RGB value of #26C972?

#26C972 is rgb(38, 201, 114) — red 38, green 201, and blue 114 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C972?

#26C972 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 43%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C972 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C972 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.68:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C972 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C972 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 14.59, which is visibly different.

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