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#26ca89 color: Retro Lime

#26ca89 is rgb(38, 202, 137) in RGB and oklch(74.415% 0.15935 160.25) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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156°
100%

74.4%
0.159
160°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.12:1Hard to read
Lc -46
Black text
9.89:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #26ca89

#26ca89 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.4% lightness, 0.159 chroma and a hue of 160°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.12:1 contrast and black text 9.89:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Retro Lime (#19cc89). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #26ca89 mixed with white

  1. 26ca89
  2. 4ed095
  3. 68d5a0
  4. 7fdbac
  5. 94e0b8
  6. a7e6c3
  7. b9ebcf
  8. cbf0db
  9. ddf5e7
  10. eefaf3

Darker: #26ca89 mixed with black

  1. 26ca89
  2. 20af76
  3. 199564
  4. 137c53
  5. 0d6442
  6. 084d31
  7. 043722
  8. 022214
  9. 010f07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #26ca89 with less saturation

  1. 26ca89
  2. 43c78d
  3. 57c590
  4. 66c294
  5. 73bf98
  6. 7fbc9b
  7. 89b99f
  8. 93b6a2
  9. 9cb3a5
  10. a4afa9

Questions about #26ca89

What color is #26ca89?

#26ca89 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Retro Lime. In RGB it is rgb(38, 202, 137), in HSL hsl(156.22, 68.33%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.415% 0.15935 160.25).

What colors go well with #26ca89?

The complementary color of #26ca89 is #ed80cb. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #89bf49 and #00c9c1. The triadic partners are #9a9eff and #fe8559.

Is white or black text more readable on #26ca89?

Black text reads better on #26ca89: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.12:1 and black gives 9.89:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26ca89 a warm or cool color?

#26ca89 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 160 degrees, its lightness 74.4% and its chroma 0.159.