HEX atlas value

#26362C

#26362C is a cool green HEX color close to Asphalt. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 38, 54, 44, HSL 143, 17%, 18%, has luminance 0.0323, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#26362C Sample readable text

HEX #26362C

RGB rgb(38, 54, 44)

HSL hsl(143 17% 18%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 19, 79)

Luminance 0.0323

Contrast Black 1.65:1White 12.76:1

CSS

--color-26362c: #26362C;
.background-26362c { background-color: #26362C; }
.text-26362c { color: #26362C; }

Luminance0.0323

Black text1.65:1AA Fail

White text12.76:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#26362C","rgb":[38,54,44],"hsl":[143,17,18],"cmyk":[30,0,19,79],"luminance":0.0323,"contrast":{"black":1.65,"white":12.76}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":1.65,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":12.76,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"Black","hex":"#000000","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1,"contrastWhite":21,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.42,"contrastWhite":14.79,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#362630","hex":"#362630","family":"pink","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.23,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.48,"contrastWhite":14.15,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#2E2E2E","hex":"#2E2E2E","family":"gray","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.55,"contrastWhite":13.58,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["cool green","dark","earth tone","dark green","earth tone green","Asphalt adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","dark theme accents","botanical and wellness palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/26362c.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/charcoal-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gunmetal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#362630","analogous":["#283626","#263634"],"triadic":["#2C2636","#362C26"],"tetradic":["#262836","#362630","#363426"],"splitComplementary":["#342636","#362628"],"monochromatic":["#4C6B58","#26362C","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#4C6B58","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#1C402A","desaturated":"#2E2E2E","pastel":"#6B706D","neon":"#008533"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":12.12435565298214},{"slug":"charcoal-blue","name":"Charcoal Blue","hex":"#263238","distance":12.649110640673518},{"slug":"gunmetal","name":"Gunmetal","hex":"#2A3439","distance":13.74772708486752},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":14.142135623730951},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","distance":16.24807680927192}]

HEX meaning and use

About #26362C

#26362C is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #26362C is visually closest to Asphalt, a named gray color with HEX #2B2B2B.

The RGB channels are 38, 54, and 44, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 143deg with 17% saturation and 18% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, dark atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.0323, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 12.12, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.65:1AA Fail

White text12.76:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #26362C needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000001.65:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.76:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

Slate Black#FFFFFF text · best 14.79:1#26282A

#362630#FFFFFF text · best 14.23:1#362630

Asphalt#FFFFFF text · best 14.15:1#2B2B2B

#2E2E2E#FFFFFF text · best 13.58:1#2E2E2E

Generated Palette

#26362C#26362C

#362630#362630

#283626#283626

#263634#263634

#4C6B58#4C6B58

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#362630#362630

#283626#283626

#263634#263634

#2C2636#2C2636

#362C26#362C26

Variants

#4C6B58#4C6B58

Black#000000

#1C402A#1C402A

#2E2E2E#2E2E2E

#6B706D#6B706D

#008533#008533

Nearest Named Colors

Asphalt#2B2B2B

Charcoal Blue#263238

Gunmetal#2A3439

Slate Black#26282A

Jet#343434

#26362C

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #26362C

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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