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#2DBE78 Color

#2DBE78 is rgb(45, 190, 120) in RGB, hsl(151, 62%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 37%, 25%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.13. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2DBE78
HEX#2DBE78
RGBrgb(45, 190, 120)
HSLhsl(151, 62%, 46%)
HSVhsv(151, 76%, 75%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 37%, 25%)
OKLCHoklch(71.1% 0.157 156.6)
LABlab(68.49% -51.13 24.28)
LCHlch(68.49% 56.60 154.60)

What #2DBE78 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 #2DBE78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 6.13GO Green#00AB66ΔE 6.84Emerald#50C878ΔE 7.17Green Frog#00A86BΔE 8.65Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 10.91Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 11.84

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

#2DBE78 Channel Values

How #2DBE78 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 45 · G 190 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 151° · S 62% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 151° · S 76% · V 75%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 37% · K 25%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.4:1 vs white · 8.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2DBE78 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 text2.4:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2DBE78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2DBE78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2DBE78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2DBE78
Complementary
#BE2D73
Analogous
#2DBE2F
Analogous
#2DBCBE
Triadic
#782DBE
Triadic
#BE782D
Split comp.
#BE2DBC
Split comp.
#BE2F2D

Tints & Shades of #2DBE78

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

#3DD18A
#5ED99E
#7BE0AF
#9CE8C3
#B9EFD5
#DAF6E9

Shades

#27A568
#218C58
#1B7449
#155B39
#10422A
#0A291A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2DBE78.

How #2DBE78 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#2DBE78
Protanopia#B0B079
Protanomaly#8EB578
Deuteranopia#A0A07C
Deuteranomaly#82AD7A
Tritanopia#4AB7B7
Tritanomaly#40BAA2
Achromatopsia#A7A7A7

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2DBE78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2dbe78: #2DBE78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2DBE78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2dbe78': '#2DBE78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.176, green: 0.745, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_2dbe78">#2DBE78</color>
SVG fillfill="#2DBE78"

More Green Colors

#2DBE78 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2DBE78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2DBE78?

#2DBE78 is a mid-tone green — rgb(45, 190, 120) in RGB and hsl(151, 62%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.13.

What is the RGB value of #2DBE78?

#2DBE78 is rgb(45, 190, 120) — red 45, green 190, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2DBE78?

#2DBE78 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 37%, 25%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2DBE78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2DBE78 scores 2.4:1 against white and 8.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2DBE78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2DBE78 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 6.13, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.