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#2BCA60 Color

#2BCA60 is rgb(43, 202, 96) in RGB, hsl(140, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 52%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), visibly different at ΔE 10.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BCA60
HEX#2BCA60
RGBrgb(43, 202, 96)
HSLhsl(140, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(140, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 52%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.7% 0.194 149.1)
LABlab(71.95% -58.28 40.60)
LCHlch(71.95% 71.03 145.13)

What #2BCA60 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 #2BCA60, 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.

#2BCA60 Channel Values

How #2BCA60 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 43 · G 202 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 140° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 140° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 52% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.16:1 vs white · 9.72:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BCA60 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 text2.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.72:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #2BCA60

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BCA60; 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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Tints & Shades of #2BCA60

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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How #2BCA60 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#2BCA60
Protanopia#BBBB61
Protanomaly#96C161
Deuteranopia#AAAA66
Deuteranomaly#89B864
Tritanopia#52C1C1
Tritanomaly#45C4A3
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BCA60 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2bca60: #2BCA60;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BCA60;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bca60': '#2BCA60' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.792, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_2bca60">#2BCA60</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BCA60"

More Green Colors

#2BCA60 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2BCA60 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BCA60?

#2BCA60 is a mid-tone green — rgb(43, 202, 96) in RGB and hsl(140, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Green (Pantone) (#00AD43), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.41.

What is the RGB value of #2BCA60?

#2BCA60 is rgb(43, 202, 96) — red 43, green 202, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BCA60?

#2BCA60 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 52%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BCA60 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BCA60 scores 2.16:1 against white and 9.72:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BCA60 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BCA60 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 19.8, which is visibly different.

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