Information about #26511E color

#26511E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#26511E falls into the Green Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Dark brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(38, 81, 30) — 14.9% red, 31.8% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 17 / 0 / 20 / 68. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#26511E is a clearly saturated leafy green that stays on the darker end of the scale. In practice it works well for moody backdrops, typography on light surfaces and premium packaging. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Dark Sap Green (#2D5927). Slightly further away sit Cal Poly Green (#1E4D2B) and Myrtle (#21421E).

In RGB terms — rgb(38, 81, 30) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, white text reaches a 9.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); black stays at 2.3:1. For print, note the heavy black component (K:68) — ink coverage matters with tones this deep. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #26511E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#26511E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#26511E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #26511E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#26511E
  • RGB38, 81, 30
  • CMYK17, 0, 20, 68
  • CSSrgb(38, 81, 30)
  • HSL111°, 46%, 22%
  • HSL Precise110.588°, 45.946%, 21.765%
  • HSV111°, 63%, 32%
  • HSB111°, 63%, 32%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.149
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.149, 0.318, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.149, 0.318, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.149, 0.318, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB14.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB31.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyGreen
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyDark
  • HEX ID26511E
  • DECIMAL ID2511134
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01