HEX atlas value

#26362D

#26362D is a cool green HEX color close to Charcoal Blue. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 38, 54, 45, HSL 146, 17%, 18%, has luminance 0.0324, and belongs to the dark and earth tone groups.

green cool dark earth-tone

#26362D Sample readable text

HEX #26362D

RGB rgb(38, 54, 45)

HSL hsl(146 17% 18%)

CMYK cmyk(30, 0, 17, 79)

Luminance 0.0324

Contrast Black 1.65:1White 12.74:1

CSS

--color-26362d: #26362D;
.background-26362d { background-color: #26362D; }
.text-26362d { color: #26362D; }

Luminance0.0324

Black text1.65:1AA Fail

White text12.74:1AA 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":"#26362D","rgb":[38,54,45],"hsl":[146,17,18],"cmyk":[30,0,17,79],"luminance":0.0324,"contrast":{"black":1.65,"white":12.74}}

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":12.74,"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":"#36262F","hex":"#36262F","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","Charcoal Blue 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/26362d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/charcoal-blue.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/asphalt.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/gunmetal.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#36262F","analogous":["#273626","#263635"],"triadic":["#2D2636","#362D26"],"tetradic":["#262736","#36262F","#363526"],"splitComplementary":["#352636","#362627"],"monochromatic":["#4C6B5A","#26362D","#000000"]}

Variants

{"light":"#4C6B5A","dark":"#000000","saturated":"#1C402C","desaturated":"#2E2E2E","pastel":"#6B706D","neon":"#008539"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"charcoal-blue","name":"Charcoal Blue","hex":"#263238","distance":11.704699910719626},{"slug":"asphalt","name":"Asphalt","hex":"#2B2B2B","distance":12.24744871391589},{"slug":"gunmetal","name":"Gunmetal","hex":"#2A3439","distance":12.806248474865697},{"slug":"slate-black","name":"Slate Black","hex":"#26282A","distance":14.317821063276353},{"slug":"jet","name":"Jet","hex":"#343434","distance":15.7797338380595}]

HEX meaning and use

About #26362D

#26362D is classified as a cool green value with dark and earth tone visual character. #26362D is visually closest to Charcoal Blue, a named blue color with HEX #263238.

The RGB channels are 38, 54, and 45, with green carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 146deg 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 0.0324, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.70, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text1.65:1AA Fail

White text12.74:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

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

Black text#0000001.65:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF12.74:1 · AAA

Accessible Alternatives

Black#FFFFFF text · best 21:1#000000

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

#36262F#FFFFFF text · best 14.23:1#36262F

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

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

Generated Palette

#26362D#26362D

#36262F#36262F

#273626#273626

#263635#263635

#4C6B5A#4C6B5A

Black#000000

Color Harmonies

#36262F#36262F

#273626#273626

#263635#263635

#2D2636#2D2636

#362D26#362D26

Variants

#4C6B5A#4C6B5A

Black#000000

#1C402C#1C402C

#2E2E2E#2E2E2E

#6B706D#6B706D

#008539#008539

Nearest Named Colors

Charcoal Blue#263238

Asphalt#2B2B2B

Gunmetal#2A3439

Slate Black#26282A

Jet#343434

#26362D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #26362D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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