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#2CC970 Color

#2CC970 is rgb(44, 201, 112) in RGB, hsl(146, 64%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(78%, 0%, 44%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Android Green (#3DDC84), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.79. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CC970
HEX#2CC970
RGBrgb(44, 201, 112)
HSLhsl(146, 64%, 48%)
HSVhsv(146, 78%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 44%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(73.8% 0.179 152.6)
LABlab(71.84% -55.95 32.68)
LCHlch(71.84% 64.79 149.71)

What #2CC970 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 #2CC970, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.79Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.11Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 12.28Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 12.96Green (Pantone)#00AD43ΔE 13.75GO Green#00AB66ΔE 13.81

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

#2CC970 Channel Values

How #2CC970 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 201 · B 1128-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 146° · S 64% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 146° · S 78% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 78% · M 0% · Y 44% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.17:1 vs white · 9.7:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CC970 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 text2.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.7:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CC970 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CC970

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CC970; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CC970
Complementary
#C92C85
Analogous
#37C92C
Analogous
#2CC9BE
Triadic
#702CC9
Triadic
#C9702C
Split comp.
#BE2CC9
Split comp.
#C92C37

Tints & Shades of #2CC970

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

#43D682
#60DC96
#7DE3A9
#9FEABF
#BCF0D3
#D9F7E6

Shades

#27B062
#209252
#1B7944
#156036
#104728
#092A17

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CC970.

How #2CC970 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#2CC970
Protanopia#BABA71
Protanomaly#96C070
Deuteranopia#A9A975
Deuteranomaly#89B773
Tritanopia#4FC1C1
Tritanomaly#44C4A6
Achromatopsia#B0B0B0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CC970 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2cc970: #2CC970;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CC970;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2cc970': '#2CC970' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.788, blue: 0.439)
Android XML<color name="color_2cc970">#2CC970</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CC970"

More Green Colors

#2CC970 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CC970 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CC970?

#2CC970 is a mid-tone green — rgb(44, 201, 112) in RGB and hsl(146, 64%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Android Green (#3DDC84), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.79.

What is the RGB value of #2CC970?

#2CC970 is rgb(44, 201, 112) — red 44, green 201, and blue 112 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CC970?

#2CC970 converts to approximately cmyk(78%, 0%, 44%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CC970 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CC970 scores 2.17:1 against white and 9.7:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CC970 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CC970 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 14.95, which is visibly different.

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