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#2CED89 Color

#2CED89 is rgb(44, 237, 137) in RGB, hsl(149, 84%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 42%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.4. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2CED89
HEX#2CED89
RGBrgb(44, 237, 137)
HSLhsl(149, 84%, 55%)
HSVhsv(149, 81%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 42%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(83.4% 0.201 153.9)
LABlab(83.33% -63.86 34.95)
LCHlch(83.33% 72.80 151.31)

What #2CED89 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 #2CED89, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.4Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 9.26Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 10.05Spring Green#00FF7FΔE 14.91Pastel Green#77DD77ΔE 18.48Malachite#0BDA51ΔE 18.98

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

#2CED89 Channel Values

How #2CED89 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 237 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 84% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 81% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 42% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.58:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2CED89 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2CED89 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2CED89

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2CED89; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2CED89
Complementary
#ED2C8F
Analogous
#2FED2C
Analogous
#2CEDE9
Triadic
#892CED
Triadic
#ED892C
Split comp.
#E92CED
Split comp.
#ED2C2F

Tints & Shades of #2CED89

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

#48EF99
#64F2A8
#80F4B8
#A1F7CB
#BDF9DA
#D9FCEA

Shades

#14E177
#10BC63
#0D9B52
#0B7A40
#08592F
#04341B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2CED89.

How #2CED89 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#2CED89
Protanopia#DBDB8A
Protanomaly#B0E28A
Deuteranopia#C8C88F
Deuteranomaly#A1D88C
Tritanopia#5AE3E3
Tritanomaly#4BE7C6
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2CED89 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ced89: #2CED89;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2CED89;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ced89': '#2CED89' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.173, green: 0.929, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_2ced89">#2CED89</color>
SVG fillfill="#2CED89"

More Green Colors

#2CED89 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2CED89 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2CED89?

#2CED89 is a mid-tone green — rgb(44, 237, 137) in RGB and hsl(149, 84%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.4.

What is the RGB value of #2CED89?

#2CED89 is rgb(44, 237, 137) — red 44, green 237, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2CED89?

#2CED89 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 42%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2CED89 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2CED89 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2CED89 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2CED89 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 6.4, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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