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#02E359 Color

#02E359 is rgb(2, 227, 89) in RGB, hsl(143, 98%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Malachite (#0BDA51), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#02E359
HEX#02E359
RGBrgb(2, 227, 89)
HSLhsl(143, 98%, 45%)
HSVhsv(143, 99%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(79.8% 0.234 147.5)
LABlab(79.44% -68.69 52.28)
LCHlch(79.44% 86.32 142.72)

What #02E359 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 #02E359, 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.

#02E359 Channel Values

How #02E359 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 227 · B 898-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 98% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 99% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 99% · M 0% · Y 61% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.73:1 vs white · 12.13:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #02E359 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 text1.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #02E359

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #02E359; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #02E359

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 #02E359.

How #02E359 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#02E359
Protanopia#D1D15A
Protanomaly#A6D85A
Deuteranopia#BEBE62
Deuteranomaly#97CE5E
Tritanopia#53D8D8
Tritanomaly#40DCB3
Achromatopsia#C5C5C5

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #02E359 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-02e359: #02E359;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #02E359;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-02e359': '#02E359' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.008, green: 0.890, blue: 0.349)
Android XML<color name="color_02e359">#02E359</color>
SVG fillfill="#02E359"

More Green Colors

#02E359 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#02E359 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #02E359?

#02E359 is a mid-tone green — rgb(2, 227, 89) in RGB and hsl(143, 98%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Malachite (#0BDA51), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.5.

What is the RGB value of #02E359?

#02E359 is rgb(2, 227, 89) — red 2, green 227, and blue 89 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #02E359?

#02E359 converts to approximately cmyk(99%, 0%, 61%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #02E359 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #02E359 scores 1.73:1 against white and 12.13:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #02E359 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #02E359 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 springgreen (#00FF7F) at a CIE76 distance of 11.63, which is visibly different.

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