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#2DC8A6 Color

#2DC8A6 is rgb(45, 200, 166) in RGB, hsl(167, 63%, 48%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 17%, 22%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.5. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2DC8A6
HEX#2DC8A6
RGBrgb(45, 200, 166)
HSLhsl(167, 63%, 48%)
HSVhsv(167, 77%, 78%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 17%, 22%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.133 173.6)
LABlab(72.43% -46.77 5.30)
LCHlch(72.43% 47.06 173.54)

What #2DC8A6 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 #2DC8A6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 7.5Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.23Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.87Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.19Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.12Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 13.23

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

#2DC8A6 Channel Values

How #2DC8A6 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 200 · B 1668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 63% · L 48%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 77% · V 78%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 17% · K 22%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2DC8A6 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2DC8A6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2DC8A6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2DC8A6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2DC8A6
Complementary
#C82D4F
Analogous
#2DC859
Analogous
#2D9CC8
Triadic
#A62DC8
Triadic
#C8A62D
Split comp.
#C82D9C
Split comp.
#C8592D

Tints & Shades of #2DC8A6

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

#44D5B5
#61DBC1
#7EE2CC
#9FE9D9
#BCF0E5
#DAF7F0

Shades

#28AF91
#219179
#1B7964
#166050
#10473B
#092A23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2DC8A6.

How #2DC8A6 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#2DC8A6
Protanopia#B9B9A6
Protanomaly#95BFA6
Deuteranopia#A9A9A9
Deuteranomaly#88B6A8
Tritanopia#40C4C4
Tritanomaly#39C6B9
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

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Using #2DC8A6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2dc8a6: #2DC8A6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2DC8A6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2dc8a6': '#2DC8A6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.176, green: 0.784, blue: 0.651)
Android XML<color name="color_2dc8a6">#2DC8A6</color>
SVG fillfill="#2DC8A6"

More Green Colors

#2DC8A6 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2DC8A6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2DC8A6?

#2DC8A6 is a mid-tone green — rgb(45, 200, 166) in RGB and hsl(167, 63%, 48%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Mountain Meadow (#30BA8F), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.5.

What is the RGB value of #2DC8A6?

#2DC8A6 is rgb(45, 200, 166) — red 45, green 200, and blue 166 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2DC8A6?

#2DC8A6 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 17%, 22%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2DC8A6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2DC8A6 scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2DC8A6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2DC8A6 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.87, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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