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#2ACB68 Color

#2ACB68 is rgb(42, 203, 104) in RGB, hsl(143, 66%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 49%, 20%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.63. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2ACB68
HEX#2ACB68
RGBrgb(42, 203, 104)
HSLhsl(143, 66%, 48%)
HSVhsv(143, 79%, 80%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 49%, 20%)
OKLCHoklch(74.1% 0.189 150.6)
LABlab(72.34% -57.79 37.24)
LCHlch(72.34% 68.75 147.21)

What #2ACB68 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 #2ACB68, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 8.63Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 11.61Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 11.68Emerald#50C878ΔE 12.05Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 14.15Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 14.65

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

#2ACB68 Channel Values

How #2ACB68 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 42 · G 203 · B 1048-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 143° · S 66% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 143° · S 79% · V 80%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 49% · K 20%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2ACB68 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2ACB68 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2ACB68

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2ACB68; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2ACB68
Complementary
#CB2A8D
Analogous
#3CCB2A
Analogous
#2ACBB8
Triadic
#682ACB
Triadic
#CB682A
Split comp.
#B82ACB
Split comp.
#CB2A3C

Tints & Shades of #2ACB68

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

#41D87B
#5EDE8F
#7CE4A4
#9EEBBB
#BBF1D0
#D9F7E5

Shades

#24B25B
#1E944C
#197B3F
#146132
#0F4825
#092A16

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2ACB68.

How #2ACB68 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#2ACB68
Protanopia#BBBB69
Protanomaly#97C269
Deuteranopia#ABAB6D
Deuteranomaly#8AB96B
Tritanopia#51C2C2
Tritanomaly#44C6A6
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2ACB68 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2acb68: #2ACB68;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2ACB68;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2acb68': '#2ACB68' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.796, blue: 0.408)
Android XML<color name="color_2acb68">#2ACB68</color>
SVG fillfill="#2ACB68"

More Green Colors

#2ACB68 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2ACB68 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2ACB68?

#2ACB68 is a mid-tone green — rgb(42, 203, 104) in RGB and hsl(143, 66%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.63.

What is the RGB value of #2ACB68?

#2ACB68 is rgb(42, 203, 104) — red 42, green 203, and blue 104 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2ACB68?

#2ACB68 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 49%, 20%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2ACB68 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2ACB68 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2ACB68 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2ACB68 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 18.74, which is visibly different.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.