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#2BCAA5 Color

#2BCAA5 is rgb(43, 202, 165) in RGB, hsl(166, 65%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(79%, 0%, 18%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.66. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BCAA5
HEX#2BCAA5
RGBrgb(43, 202, 165)
HSLhsl(166, 65%, 48%)
HSVhsv(166, 79%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 18%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.2% 0.137 172.3)
LABlab(73.00% -47.91 6.63)
LCHlch(73.00% 48.36 172.12)

What #2BCAA5 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 #2BCAA5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 6.66Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.26Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.42Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 10.54Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.84Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 13.07

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

#2BCAA5 Channel Values

How #2BCAA5 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 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 166° · S 65% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 166° · S 79% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 79% · M 0% · Y 18% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.08:1 vs white · 10.09:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BCAA5 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 text2.08:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.09:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2BCAA5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2BCAA5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BCAA5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2BCAA5
Complementary
#CA2B50
Analogous
#2BCA55
Analogous
#2BA0CA
Triadic
#A52BCA
Triadic
#CAA52B
Split comp.
#CA2BA0
Split comp.
#CA552B

Tints & Shades of #2BCAA5

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

#42D7B4
#5FDDC0
#7DE3CB
#9EEAD9
#BCF1E4
#D9F7F0

Shades

#25B190
#1F9378
#1A7A64
#15614F
#0F483A
#092A22

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2BCAA5.

How #2BCAA5 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#2BCAA5
Protanopia#BBBBA6
Protanomaly#96C1A5
Deuteranopia#AAAAA8
Deuteranomaly#89B8A7
Tritanopia#40C6C6
Tritanomaly#39C8BA
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BCAA5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2bcaa5: #2BCAA5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BCAA5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bcaa5': '#2BCAA5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.792, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_2bcaa5">#2BCAA5</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BCAA5"

More Green Colors

#2BCAA5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2BCAA5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BCAA5?

#2BCAA5 is a mid-tone green — rgb(43, 202, 165) in RGB and hsl(166, 65%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.66.

What is the RGB value of #2BCAA5?

#2BCAA5 is rgb(43, 202, 165) — red 43, green 202, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BCAA5?

#2BCAA5 converts to approximately cmyk(79%, 0%, 18%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BCAA5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BCAA5 scores 2.08:1 against white and 10.09:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BCAA5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BCAA5 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 10.54, which is visibly different.

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