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#26E887 Color

#26E887 is rgb(38, 232, 135) in RGB, hsl(150, 81%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(84%, 0%, 42%, 9%) 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 7.44. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#26E887
HEX#26E887
RGBrgb(38, 232, 135)
HSLhsl(150, 81%, 53%)
HSVhsv(150, 84%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(84%, 0%, 42%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(82% 0.198 154.3)
LABlab(81.70% -63.14 33.83)
LCHlch(81.70% 71.63 151.82)

What #26E887 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 #26E887, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 7.44Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 7.49Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.74Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 16.75Emerald#50C878ΔE 17.86Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 17.97

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

#26E887 Channel Values

How #26E887 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 232 · B 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 150° · S 81% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 150° · S 84% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 84% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.62:1 vs white · 12.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #26E887 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 text1.62:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #26E887 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #26E887

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #26E887; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#26E887
Complementary
#E82687
Analogous
#26E826
Analogous
#26E8E8
Triadic
#8726E8
Triadic
#E88726
Split comp.
#E826E8
Split comp.
#E82626

Tints & Shades of #26E887

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

#42EB96
#62EFA8
#7EF1B8
#9EF5C9
#BAF8D9
#DAFBEB

Shades

#16D475
#13B463
#109452
#0C7340
#09532E
#05331C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #26E887.

How #26E887 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#26E887
Protanopia#D6D688
Protanomaly#ACDD88
Deuteranopia#C3C38C
Deuteranomaly#9DD38A
Tritanopia#55DFDF
Tritanomaly#47E2C2
Achromatopsia#CBCBCB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #26E887 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-26e887: #26E887;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #26E887;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-26e887': '#26E887' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.149, green: 0.910, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_26e887">#26E887</color>
SVG fillfill="#26E887"

More Green Colors

#26E887 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#26E887 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #26E887?

#26E887 is a mid-tone green — rgb(38, 232, 135) in RGB and hsl(150, 81%, 53%) 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 7.44.

What is the RGB value of #26E887?

#26E887 is rgb(38, 232, 135) — red 38, green 232, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #26E887?

#26E887 converts to approximately cmyk(84%, 0%, 42%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #26E887 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #26E887 scores 1.62:1 against white and 12.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #26E887 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #26E887 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 7.49, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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