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#26ca90 color: Caribbean Green

#26ca90 is rgb(38, 202, 144) in RGB and oklch(74.573% 0.15348 162.89) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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159°
100%

74.6%
0.153
163°
  • Emerald
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Emerald
  • emerald-400
  • Black 21%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.11:1Hard to read
Lc -45
Black text
9.93:1Readable · AA
Lc 63

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About #26ca90

#26ca90 is a bright light emerald color. In OKLCH it has 74.6% lightness, 0.153 chroma and a hue of 163°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.11:1 contrast and black text 9.93:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00cc99). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-400.

More light emerald colors

Lighter: #26ca90 mixed with white

  1. 26ca90
  2. 4ed09b
  3. 69d5a6
  4. 7fdbb1
  5. 94e0bc
  6. a7e6c7
  7. b9ebd2
  8. cbf0dd
  9. ddf5e8
  10. eefaf4

Darker: #26ca90 mixed with black

  1. 26ca90
  2. 20af7d
  3. 19956a
  4. 137c57
  5. 0d6445
  6. 084d34
  7. 043724
  8. 022215
  9. 010f07
  10. 000201

Calmer: #26ca90 with less saturation

  1. 26ca90
  2. 44c793
  3. 57c596
  4. 66c299
  5. 73bf9c
  6. 7fbc9f
  7. 89b9a1
  8. 93b6a4
  9. 9cb3a7
  10. a4b0aa

Questions about #26ca90

What color is #26ca90?

#26ca90 is bright light emerald. The closest named color is Caribbean Green. In RGB it is rgb(38, 202, 144), in HSL hsl(158.78, 68.33%, 47.06%) and in OKLCH oklch(74.573% 0.15348 162.89).

What colors go well with #26ca90?

The complementary color of #26ca90 is #ee82c6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #85c154 and #00c9c6. The triadic partners are #a09eff and #fb8958.

Is white or black text more readable on #26ca90?

Black text reads better on #26ca90: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 and black gives 9.93:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #26ca90 a warm or cool color?

#26ca90 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 163 degrees, its lightness 74.6% and its chroma 0.153.