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#02CF57 Color

#02CF57 is rgb(2, 207, 87) in RGB, hsl(145, 98%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 58%, 19%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02CF57
HEX#02CF57
RGBrgb(2, 207, 87)
HSLhsl(145, 98%, 41%)
HSVhsv(145, 99%, 81%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 58%, 19%)
OKLCHoklch(74.6% 0.213 148.4)
LABlab(73.10% -63.46 45.98)
LCHlch(73.10% 78.37 144.07)

What #02CF57 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #02CF57, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every green in the library.

#02CF57 Channel Values

How #02CF57 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 2 · G 207 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 98% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 99% · V 81%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 58% · K 19%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.09:1 vs white · 10.07:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02CF57 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #02CF57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #02CF57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02CF57; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #02CF57

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #02CF57.

How #02CF57 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#02CF57
Protanopia#BEBE58
Protanomaly#97C558
Deuteranopia#ADAD5E
Deuteranomaly#89BC5B
Tritanopia#4AC5C5
Tritanomaly#39C9A4
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02CF57 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-02cf57: #02CF57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02CF57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02cf57': '#02CF57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.812, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_02cf57">#02CF57</color>
SVG fillfill="#02CF57"

More Green Colors

#02CF57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02CF57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02CF57?

#02CF57 is a mid-tone green — rgb(2, 207, 87) in RGB and hsl(145, 98%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Dark Pastel Green (#03C03C), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #02CF57?

#02CF57 is rgb(2, 207, 87) — red 2, green 207, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02CF57?

#02CF57 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 58%, 19%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02CF57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #02CF57 scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.07:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02CF57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02CF57 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is limegreen (#32CD32) at a CIE76 distance of 14.17, which is visibly different.

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