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#2BCA82 Color

#2BCA82 is rgb(43, 202, 130) in RGB, hsl(153, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 36%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.65. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BCA82
HEX#2BCA82
RGBrgb(43, 202, 130)
HSLhsl(153, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(153, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 36%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.3% 0.164 157.6)
LABlab(72.38% -53.87 24.23)
LCHlch(72.38% 59.07 155.78)

What #2BCA82 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 #2BCA82, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.65Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.6Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.68GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.07Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 11.25Green Frog#00A86BΔE 12.91

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

#2BCA82 Channel Values

How #2BCA82 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 1308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 153° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 153° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 36% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.87:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BCA82 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 text9.87:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2BCA82 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2BCA82

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BCA82; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2BCA82
Complementary
#CA2B72
Analogous
#2BCA33
Analogous
#2BC2CA
Triadic
#822BCA
Triadic
#CA822B
Split comp.
#CA2BC2
Split comp.
#CA332B

Tints & Shades of #2BCA82

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

#42D794
#5FDDA4
#7DE3B5
#9EEAC8
#BCF1D9
#D9F7EA

Shades

#25B172
#1F935F
#1A7A4F
#15613E
#0F482E
#092A1B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2BCA82.

How #2BCA82 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#2BCA82
Protanopia#BBBB83
Protanomaly#96C182
Deuteranopia#AAAA86
Deuteranomaly#89B885
Tritanopia#4BC3C3
Tritanomaly#41C6AD
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BCA82 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2bca82: #2BCA82;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BCA82;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bca82': '#2BCA82' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.792, blue: 0.510)
Android XML<color name="color_2bca82">#2BCA82</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BCA82"

More Green Colors

#2BCA82 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2BCA82 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BCA82?

#2BCA82 is a mid-tone green — rgb(43, 202, 130) in RGB and hsl(153, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.65.

What is the RGB value of #2BCA82?

#2BCA82 is rgb(43, 202, 130) — red 43, green 202, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BCA82?

#2BCA82 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 36%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BCA82 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BCA82 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.87:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BCA82 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BCA82 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 mediumseagreen (#3CB371) at a CIE76 distance of 10.68, which is visibly different.

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