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#26C99E Color

#26C99E is rgb(38, 201, 158) in RGB, hsl(164, 68%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 21%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.3. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26C99E
HEX#26C99E
RGBrgb(38, 201, 158)
HSLhsl(164, 68%, 47%)
HSVhsv(164, 81%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 21%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.142 169.4)
LABlab(72.48% -49.36 9.62)
LCHlch(72.48% 50.29 168.97)

What #26C99E 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 #26C99E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.3Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 5.38Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.28Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 11.59Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 12.12Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 12.14

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

#26C99E Channel Values

How #26C99E 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 1588-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 164° · S 68% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 164° · S 81% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 21% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.93:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26C99E 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.93:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26C99E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26C99E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26C99E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26C99E
Complementary
#C92652
Analogous
#26C94C
Analogous
#26A3C9
Triadic
#9E26C9
Triadic
#C99E26
Split comp.
#C926A3
Split comp.
#C94C26

Tints & Shades of #26C99E

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

#3AD9AF
#5CE0BD
#7AE6C9
#98EBD5
#B6F1E1
#D8F8EF

Shades

#21B08A
#1D9676
#187C61
#125E4A
#0D4536
#082B22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26C99E.

How #26C99E 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#26C99E
Protanopia#B9B99F
Protanomaly#95C09E
Deuteranopia#A9A9A1
Deuteranomaly#88B7A0
Tritanopia#3FC4C4
Tritanomaly#37C6B6
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26C99E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26c99e: #26C99E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26C99E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26c99e': '#26C99E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.788, blue: 0.620)
Android XML<color name="color_26c99e">#26C99E</color>
SVG fillfill="#26C99E"

More Green Colors

#26C99E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#26C99E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26C99E?

#26C99E is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 201, 158) in RGB and hsl(164, 68%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.3.

What is the RGB value of #26C99E?

#26C99E is rgb(38, 201, 158) — red 38, green 201, and blue 158 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26C99E?

#26C99E converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 21%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26C99E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26C99E scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.93:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26C99E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26C99E 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 12.14, which is visibly different.

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