#2AEF7F Color

#2AEF7F is rgb(42, 239, 127) in RGB, hsl(146, 86%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(82%, 0%, 47%, 6%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 9.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2AEF7F

HEX#2AEF7F

RGBrgb(42, 239, 127)

HSLhsl(146, 86%, 55%)

HSVhsv(146, 82%, 94%)

CMYKcmyk(82%, 0%, 47%, 6%)

OKLCHoklch(83.7% 0.213 151.7)

LABlab(83.80% -65.89 40.35)

LCHlch(83.80% 77.26 148.51)

What #2AEF7F 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 #2AEF7F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 9.57 Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 9.84 Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.51 Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 13.91 Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.13 Screamin' Green#66FF66ΔE 19.32

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

#2AEF7F Channel Values

How #2AEF7F breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 42 · G 239 · B 127	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 146° · S 86% · L 55%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 146° · S 82% · V 94%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 82% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 6%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.53:1 vs white · 13.75:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2AEF7F 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 text1.53:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text13.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2AEF7F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2AEF7F; 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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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #2AEF7F

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.

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Shades

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How #2AEF7F 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#2AEF7F

Protanopia#DDDD80

Protanomaly#B1E480

Deuteranopia#C9C985

Deuteranomaly#A2D983

Tritanopia#5CE5E5

Tritanomaly#4CE9C4

Achromatopsia#D1D1D1

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Using #2AEF7F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2aef7f: #2AEF7F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2AEF7F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2aef7f': '#2AEF7F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.937, blue: 0.498)

Android XML<color name="color_2aef7f">#2AEF7F</color>

SVG fillfill="#2AEF7F"

More Green Colors

#2AEF7F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200 fdfff5 001f00 f7fee7 002400 f7fbf5 002c22 f5fffa 002e00 f5fff5 003300 f0fff0 008000 00db87 0d542b 20483f 33cc66 46c399 5ea500 728639 91e0b7 a3f5d8 bcd7bc d1ffed

#2AEF7F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2AEF7F?

#2AEF7F is a mid-tone green — rgb(42, 239, 127) in RGB and hsl(146, 86%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 9.57.

What is the RGB value of #2AEF7F?

#2AEF7F is rgb(42, 239, 127) — red 42, green 239, and blue 127 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2AEF7F?

#2AEF7F converts to approximately cmyk(82%, 0%, 47%, 6%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2AEF7F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2AEF7F scores 1.53:1 against white and 13.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2AEF7F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2AEF7F 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 9.57, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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