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#2BD499 Color

#2BD499 is rgb(43, 212, 153) in RGB, hsl(159, 66%, 50%) in HSL, and about cmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 17%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.87. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2BD499
HEX#2BD499
RGBrgb(43, 212, 153)
HSLhsl(159, 66%, 50%)
HSVhsv(159, 80%, 83%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 17%)
OKLCHoklch(77.4% 0.157 163.4)
LABlab(75.86% -53.56 16.96)
LCHlch(75.86% 56.18 162.43)

What #2BD499 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 #2BD499, 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.

#2BD499 Channel Values

How #2BD499 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 212 · B 1538-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 159° · S 66% · L 50%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 159° · S 80% · V 83%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 80% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 17%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.91:1 vs white · 10.98:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2BD499 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 text1.91:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.98:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2BD499 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2BD499

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2BD499; 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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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #2BD499

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

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2BD499.

How #2BD499 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#2BD499
Protanopia#C4C49A
Protanomaly#9ECA99
Deuteranopia#B3B39D
Deuteranomaly#90C19B
Tritanopia#49CECE
Tritanomaly#3FD0BB
Achromatopsia#BBBBBB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2BD499 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2bd499: #2BD499;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2BD499;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2bd499': '#2BD499' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.169, green: 0.831, blue: 0.600)
Android XML<color name="color_2bd499">#2BD499</color>
SVG fillfill="#2BD499"

More Green Colors

#2BD499 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#2BD499 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2BD499?

#2BD499 is a mid-tone green — rgb(43, 212, 153) in RGB and hsl(159, 66%, 50%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.87.

What is the RGB value of #2BD499?

#2BD499 is rgb(43, 212, 153) — red 43, green 212, and blue 153 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2BD499?

#2BD499 converts to approximately cmyk(80%, 0%, 28%, 17%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2BD499 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2BD499 scores 1.91:1 against white and 10.98:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2BD499 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2BD499 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 14.71, which is visibly different.

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