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#2CA55E Color

#2CA55E is rgb(44, 165, 94) in RGB, hsl(145, 58%, 41%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 43%, 35%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is GO Green (#00AB66), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CA55E
HEX#2CA55E
RGBrgb(44, 165, 94)
HSLhsl(145, 58%, 41%)
HSVhsv(145, 73%, 65%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 43%, 35%)
OKLCHoklch(63.9% 0.149 152.7)
LABlab(60.08% -46.52 26.94)
LCHlch(60.08% 53.76 149.93)

What #2CA55E 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 #2CA55E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

GO Green#00AB66ΔE 5.41Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 5.72Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.09Green Frog#00A86BΔE 6.81Spanish Green#009150ΔE 7.68Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 8.49

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

#2CA55E Channel Values

How #2CA55E 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 44 · G 165 · B 948-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 58% · L 41%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 73% · V 65%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 43% · K 35%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.16:1 vs white · 6.65:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CA55E 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 text3.16:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.65:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CA55E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CA55E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CA55E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CA55E
Complementary
#A52C73
Analogous
#36A52C
Analogous
#2CA59B
Triadic
#5E2CA5
Triadic
#A55E2C
Split comp.
#9B2CA5
Split comp.
#A52C36

Tints & Shades of #2CA55E

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

#34C571
#52D187
#72DA9D
#96E3B6
#B6ECCD
#D7F4E3

Shades

#279153
#207945
#1B653A
#15512E
#103C23
#0A2415

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CA55E.

How #2CA55E 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#2CA55E
Protanopia#99995F
Protanomaly#7C9E5E
Deuteranopia#8B8B62
Deuteranomaly#719660
Tritanopia#459E9E
Tritanomaly#3CA189
Achromatopsia#919191

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CA55E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ca55e: #2CA55E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CA55E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ca55e': '#2CA55E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.647, blue: 0.369)
Android XML<color name="color_2ca55e">#2CA55E</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CA55E"

More Green Colors

#2CA55E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CA55E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CA55E?

#2CA55E is a mid-tone green — rgb(44, 165, 94) in RGB and hsl(145, 58%, 41%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is GO Green (#00AB66), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.41.

What is the RGB value of #2CA55E?

#2CA55E is rgb(44, 165, 94) — red 44, green 165, and blue 94 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CA55E?

#2CA55E converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 43%, 35%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CA55E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CA55E scores 3.16:1 against white and 6.65:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CA55E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CA55E 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 6.09, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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