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#266D38

#266d38 ≈ Cadmium Green

  • green
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Balanced
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#266d38 is a color from the green family, with low lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 14.9% red, 42.75% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 65.14% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.62% yellow and 57.25% black. Its hue angle is 135.21°, with 48.3% saturation and 28.82% lightness in HSL. It sits between warm and cool, and is often associated with nature, health and balance. Designers typically use it for eco-friendly brands, health and wellness and luxury branding. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.31:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Cadmium Green (#006b3c), ΔE 3.18.

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Web safe#336633
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Relative luminance0.1163

Complementary

  1. #266d38
  2. #6d265b

Split complementary

  1. #266d38
  2. #5b266d
  3. #6d2637

Analogous

  1. #376d26
  2. #266d38
  3. #266d5b

Triadic

  1. #266d38
  2. #38266d
  3. #6d3826

Tetradic

  1. #266d38
  2. #265b6d
  3. #6d265b
  4. #6d3826

Square

  1. #266d38
  2. #26376d
  3. #6d265b
  4. #6d5b26

Monochromatic

  1. #050f08
  2. #12341b
  3. #266d38
  4. #3aa655
  5. #63c97d

Shades

#266d38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #266d38
  2. #226232
  3. #1e572d
  4. #1b4c27
  5. #174122
  6. #13371c
  7. #0f2c16
  8. #0b2111
  9. #08160b
  10. #040b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#266d38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #266d38
  2. #3c7c4c
  3. #518a60
  4. #679974
  5. #7da788
  6. #93b69c
  7. #a8c5af
  8. #bed3c3
  9. #d4e2d7
  10. #e9f0eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#266d38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #266d38
  2. #2f6f3f
  3. #387146
  4. #41734e
  5. #4a7555
  6. #53775c
  7. #5c7863
  8. #657a6a
  9. #6e7c72
  10. #777e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.33:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #606060 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4f6553 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6e6434 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #655d3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #116b60 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #5a6736 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #53643a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #1b6c53 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-266d38 {
  color: #266d38;
}
Background
.bg-266d38 {
  background-color: #266d38;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-266d38 {
  border: 2px solid #266d38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #266d38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 38 109 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 135 48% 29%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-266d38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #266d38, #266d5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-266d38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(38 109 56 / 0.35);
}

#006b3c Cadmium Green ΔE 3.18 #355e3b Hunter Green ΔE 6.75 #4f7942 Fern Green ΔE 7.17 #006600 Pakistan Green ΔE 7.97 #006400 Dark Green ΔE 8.07 #195905 Lincoln Green ΔE 9.11 #556b2f Dark Olive Green ΔE 9.71 #d992c7 Inverted #606060 Grayscale 

Cadmium Green
#266d38  rgb(38, 109, 56)  hsl(135, 48%, 29%)  Cadmium Green
#6d265b  rgb(109, 38, 91)  hsl(315, 48%, 29%)  Byzantium
#38266d  rgb(56, 38, 109)  hsl(255, 48%, 29%)  Midnight Blue
#6d3826  rgb(109, 56, 38)  hsl(15, 48%, 29%)  Caput Mortuum