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#2AF8A3 Color

#2AF8A3 is rgb(42, 248, 163) in RGB, hsl(155, 94%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(83%, 0%, 34%, 3%) 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 6.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2AF8A3
HEX#2AF8A3
RGBrgb(42, 248, 163)
HSLhsl(155, 94%, 57%)
HSVhsv(155, 83%, 97%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 34%, 3%)
OKLCHoklch(86.6% 0.193 158.8)
LABlab(87.01% -63.79 26.90)
LCHlch(87.01% 69.23 157.13)

What #2AF8A3 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 #2AF8A3, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.09Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 11.25Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.71Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.34Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 17.95Olo#01FFCDΔE 18.19

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

#2AF8A3 Channel Values

How #2AF8A3 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 248 · B 1638-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 94% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 83% · V 97%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 83% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 3%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.39:1 vs white · 15.05:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2AF8A3 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 text1.39:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2AF8A3 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2AF8A3

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2AF8A3; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2AF8A3
Complementary
#F82A80
Analogous
#2AF83B
Analogous
#2AE7F8
Triadic
#A32AF8
Triadic
#F8A32A
Split comp.
#F82AE7
Split comp.
#F83B2A

Tints & Shades of #2AF8A3

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

#48F9AF
#66FABC
#83FBC9
#9CFCD4
#BAFDE1
#D7FEEE

Shades

#07F291
#06D07C
#05A864
#048650
#035E38
#023B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2AF8A3.

How #2AF8A3 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#2AF8A3
Protanopia#E5E5A4
Protanomaly#B8EDA3
Deuteranopia#D1D1A8
Deuteranomaly#A8E2A6
Tritanopia#57EFEF
Tritanomaly#49F3D5
Achromatopsia#DADADA

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2AF8A3 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2af8a3: #2AF8A3;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2AF8A3;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2af8a3': '#2AF8A3' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.165, green: 0.973, blue: 0.639)
Android XML<color name="color_2af8a3">#2AF8A3</color>
SVG fillfill="#2AF8A3"

More Green Colors

#2AF8A3 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2AF8A3 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2AF8A3?

#2AF8A3 is a mid-tone green — rgb(42, 248, 163) in RGB and hsl(155, 94%, 57%) 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 6.09.

What is the RGB value of #2AF8A3?

#2AF8A3 is rgb(42, 248, 163) — red 42, green 248, and blue 163 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2AF8A3?

#2AF8A3 converts to approximately cmyk(83%, 0%, 34%, 3%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2AF8A3 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2AF8A3 scores 1.39:1 against white and 15.05:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2AF8A3 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2AF8A3 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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