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#2CE278 Color

#2CE278 is rgb(44, 226, 120) in RGB, hsl(145, 76%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 47%, 11%) 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 9.52. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CE278
HEX#2CE278
RGBrgb(44, 226, 120)
HSLhsl(145, 76%, 53%)
HSVhsv(145, 81%, 89%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 47%, 11%)
OKLCHoklch(80.3% 0.203 151.5)
LABlab(79.74% -62.66 38.66)
LCHlch(79.74% 73.63 148.32)

What #2CE278 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 #2CE278, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.52Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 9.61Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 11.45Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 14.72Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 15.03Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 16.32

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

#2CE278 Channel Values

How #2CE278 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 226 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 145° · S 76% · L 53%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 145° · S 81% · V 89%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 47% · K 11%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.71:1 vs white · 12.26:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CE278 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 text1.71:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text12.26:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CE278 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CE278

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CE278; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CE278
Complementary
#E22C96
Analogous
#3BE22C
Analogous
#2CE2D3
Triadic
#782CE2
Triadic
#E2782C
Split comp.
#D32CE2
Split comp.
#E22C3B

Tints & Shades of #2CE278

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

#47E689
#66EA9D
#81EEAF
#A1F2C3
#BCF6D4
#DBFAE8

Shades

#1CCE66
#18AF57
#149047
#0F7038
#0B5128
#073118

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CE278.

How #2CE278 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#2CE278
Protanopia#D1D179
Protanomaly#A8D879
Deuteranopia#BEBE7E
Deuteranomaly#99CE7C
Tritanopia#58D8D8
Tritanomaly#4ADCBA
Achromatopsia#C6C6C6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CE278 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ce278: #2CE278;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CE278;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ce278': '#2CE278' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.886, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_2ce278">#2CE278</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CE278"

More Green Colors

#2CE278 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2CE278 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CE278?

#2CE278 is a mid-tone green — rgb(44, 226, 120) in RGB and hsl(145, 76%, 53%) 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 9.52.

What is the RGB value of #2CE278?

#2CE278 is rgb(44, 226, 120) — red 44, green 226, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CE278?

#2CE278 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 47%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CE278 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CE278 scores 1.71:1 against white and 12.26:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CE278 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CE278 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 11.45, which is visibly different.

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