What color is #26FF2A?

#26FF2A is a vivid green known as Electric Laser Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Electric Laser Lime?

The RGB value is 38, 255, 42: 38 red, 255 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Electric Laser Lime?

The complementary color is #FF26FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26FF2A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Electric Laser Lime color: hex code #26FF2A

#26FF2A rgb(38, 255, 42)

Shades of green

Electric Laser Lime has the hex code #26FF2A. It is a vivid green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 100% green and 16.5% blue (38, 255, 42).

Its hue angle is 121°, with 100% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 85% cyan, 0% magenta, 84% yellow and 0% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.42:1).

Electric Laser Lime (#26FF2A) color codes

HEX	`#26FF2A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 255, 42)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 100%, 16.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(121, 100%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(121, 85%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(85%, 0%, 84%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.01, -83.34, 78.01)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.01, 114.15, 136.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.975, 72.095, 14.157)`
Decimal	`2555690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Electric Laser Lime, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #26FF2A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#26FF2A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.36:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.42:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #26FF2A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26ff2a; }
.text { color: #26ff2a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26ff2a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 255 42 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26ff2a, #26ff96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lime.

See #26FF2A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #26FF2A?: #26FF2A is a vivid green known as Electric Laser Lime. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Electric Laser Lime?: The RGB value is 38, 255, 42: 38 red, 255 green and 42 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Electric Laser Lime?: The complementary color is #FF26FB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26FF2A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.42:1 and white text 1.36:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.