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#02DE57 Color

#02DE57 is rgb(2, 222, 87) in RGB, hsl(143, 98%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02DE57
HEX#02DE57
RGBrgb(2, 222, 87)
HSLhsl(143, 98%, 44%)
HSVhsv(143, 99%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(78.5% 0.23 147.5)
LABlab(77.85% -67.53 51.36)
LCHlch(77.85% 84.84 142.75)

What #02DE57 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 #02DE57, 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.

#02DE57 Channel Values

How #02DE57 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 222 · B 878-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 98% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 99% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.81:1 vs white · 11.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02DE57 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 text1.81:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #02DE57 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #02DE57

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02DE57; 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 #02DE57

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 #02DE57.

How #02DE57 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#02DE57
Protanopia#CCCC58
Protanomaly#A3D458
Deuteranopia#BABA5F
Deuteranomaly#93C95C
Tritanopia#51D3D3
Tritanomaly#3FD7AF
Achromatopsia#C0C0C0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02DE57 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02de57: #02DE57;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02DE57;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02de57': '#02DE57' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.871, blue: 0.341)
Android XML<color name="color_02de57">#02DE57</color>
SVG fillfill="#02DE57"

More Green Colors

#02DE57 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02DE57 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02DE57?

#02DE57 is a mid-tone green — rgb(2, 222, 87) in RGB and hsl(143, 98%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.9.

What is the RGB value of #02DE57?

#02DE57 is rgb(2, 222, 87) — red 2, green 222, and blue 87 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02DE57?

#02DE57 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02DE57 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #02DE57 scores 1.81:1 against white and 11.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02DE57 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02DE57 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 11.6, which is visibly different.

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