What color is #26855F?

#26855F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #26855F?

The RGB value is 38, 133, 95: 38 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #26855F?

The complementary color is #85264C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #26855F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#26855F color

#26855F rgb(38, 133, 95)

Shades of green

The hex color #26855F is a dark, moderate spring green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 14.9% red, 52.2% green and 37.3% blue (38, 133, 95).

Its hue angle is 156°, with 56% saturation and 34% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 71% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 48% black.

The closest named color is Primal Green (#11875D), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 4.6:1).

#26855F color codes

HEX	`#26855F`
RGB	`rgb(38, 133, 95)`
RGB percent	`rgb(14.9%, 52.2%, 37.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(156, 56%, 34%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(156, 71%, 52%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(71%, 0%, 29%, 48%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(49.51, -36.87, 12.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(49.51, 39, 160.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(11.251, 18.012, 13.708)`
Decimal	`2524511`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #26855F, 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 #26855F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass

#26855F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	4.56:1	Pass	Fail	Pass
Sample text	4.6:1	Pass	Fail	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 #26855F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #26855f; }
.text { color: #26855f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #26855f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(38 133 95 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #26855f, #267b85); }

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Questions

What color is #26855F?: #26855F is a dark, moderate spring green, closest to the named color Primal Green. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #26855F?: The RGB value is 38, 133, 95: 38 red, 133 green and 95 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #26855F?: The complementary color is #85264C, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #26855F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 4.6:1 and white text 4.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.