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#2EC289 Color

#2EC289 is rgb(46, 194, 137) in RGB, hsl(157, 62%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 29%, 24%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2EC289
HEX#2EC289
RGBrgb(46, 194, 137)
HSLhsl(157, 62%, 47%)
HSVhsv(157, 76%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 29%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.5% 0.147 161.9)
LABlab(70.03% -49.70 17.42)
LCHlch(70.03% 52.67 160.68)

What #2EC289 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 #2EC289, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 6.51Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.03Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8.14Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 8.76Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 9.6Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.79

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

#2EC289 Channel Values

How #2EC289 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 194 · B 1378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 62% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 76% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2EC289 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 text2.28:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2EC289 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2EC289

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2EC289; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2EC289
Complementary
#C22E67
Analogous
#2EC23F
Analogous
#2EB1C2
Triadic
#892EC2
Triadic
#C2892E
Split comp.
#C22EB1
Split comp.
#C23F2E

Tints & Shades of #2EC289

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

#41D29B
#62DAAC
#7FE1BB
#9CE8CB
#B9EFDA
#DAF6EB

Shades

#28A978
#229166
#1C7855
#155B40
#10422F
#0A291D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2EC289.

How #2EC289 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#2EC289
Protanopia#B3B38A
Protanomaly#91B989
Deuteranopia#A4A48D
Deuteranomaly#85B18B
Tritanopia#48BCBC
Tritanomaly#3FBEAA
Achromatopsia#ABABAB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2EC289 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ec289: #2EC289;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2EC289;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ec289': '#2EC289' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.761, blue: 0.537)
Android XML<color name="color_2ec289">#2EC289</color>
SVG fillfill="#2EC289"

More Green Colors

#2EC289 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2EC289 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2EC289?

#2EC289 is a mid-tone green — rgb(46, 194, 137) in RGB and hsl(157, 62%, 47%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Caribbean Green (#00CC99), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.51.

What is the RGB value of #2EC289?

#2EC289 is rgb(46, 194, 137) — red 46, green 194, and blue 137 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2EC289?

#2EC289 converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 29%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2EC289 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2EC289 scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2EC289 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2EC289 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 8.76, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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