What color is #26624A?

#26624A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26624A?

The RGB value is 38, 98, 74: 38 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26624A?

The complementary color is #62263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26624A?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26624A color

#26624A rgb(38, 98, 74)

Shades of green

The hex color #26624A is a dark, desaturated spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 38.4% green and 29% blue (38, 98, 74).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 44% saturation and 27% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 61% cyan, 0% magenta, 24% yellow and 62% black.

The closest named color is Evergreen (#125B49), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.17:1).

#26624A color codes

HEX	`#26624A`
RGB	`rgb(38, 98, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 38.4%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 44%, 27%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 61%, 38%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(61%, 0%, 24%, 62%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(37.19, -25.83, 7.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(37.19, 27.02, 162.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(6.402, 9.641, 8.001)`
Decimal	`2515530`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26624A, 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 #26624A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#26624A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.93:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

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 #26624A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26624a; }
.text { color: #26624a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26624a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 98 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26624a, #265c62); }

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Questions

What color is #26624A?: #26624A is a dark, desaturated spring green, closest to the named color Evergreen. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26624A?: The RGB value is 38, 98, 74: 38 red, 98 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26624A?: The complementary color is #62263E, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26624A?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.93:1 and white text 7.17:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.