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#2EBD71 Color

#2EBD71 is rgb(46, 189, 113) in RGB, hsl(148, 61%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 26%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Emerald (#50C878), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.86. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2EBD71
HEX#2EBD71
RGBrgb(46, 189, 113)
HSLhsl(148, 61%, 46%)
HSVhsv(148, 76%, 74%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 26%)
OKLCHoklch(70.7% 0.162 154.5)
LABlab(68.09% -51.67 27.39)
LCHlch(68.09% 58.48 152.08)

What #2EBD71 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 #2EBD71, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 5.86GO Green#00AB66ΔE 7.01Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 7.36Green Frog#00A86BΔE 10.1Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 10.42Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 12.15

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

#2EBD71 Channel Values

How #2EBD71 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 46 · G 189 · B 1138-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 61% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 76% · V 74%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 40% · K 26%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.43:1 vs white · 8.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2EBD71 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 text2.43:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2EBD71 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2EBD71

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2EBD71; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2EBD71
Complementary
#BD2E7A
Analogous
#33BD2E
Analogous
#2EBDB8
Triadic
#712EBD
Triadic
#BD712E
Split comp.
#B82EBD
Split comp.
#BD2E33

Tints & Shades of #2EBD71

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

#3ED082
#5FD898
#7CDFAA
#9CE7BF
#B9EED2
#DAF6E7

Shades

#28A462
#228C53
#1C7344
#165A36
#104227
#0A2918

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2EBD71.

How #2EBD71 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#2EBD71
Protanopia#AFAF72
Protanomaly#8DB571
Deuteranopia#A0A075
Deuteranomaly#81AC74
Tritanopia#4BB6B6
Tritanomaly#41B99F
Achromatopsia#A6A6A6

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2EBD71 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ebd71: #2EBD71;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2EBD71;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ebd71': '#2EBD71' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.741, blue: 0.443)
Android XML<color name="color_2ebd71">#2EBD71</color>
SVG fillfill="#2EBD71"

More Green Colors

#2EBD71 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2EBD71 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2EBD71?

#2EBD71 is a mid-tone green — rgb(46, 189, 113) in RGB and hsl(148, 61%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Emerald (#50C878), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.86.

What is the RGB value of #2EBD71?

#2EBD71 is rgb(46, 189, 113) — red 46, green 189, and blue 113 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2EBD71?

#2EBD71 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 40%, 26%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2EBD71 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2EBD71 scores 2.43:1 against white and 8.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2EBD71 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2EBD71 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 7.36, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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