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#2EC28C Color

#2EC28C is rgb(46, 194, 140) in RGB, hsl(158, 62%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(76%, 0%, 28%, 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 5.9. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2EC28C
HEX#2EC28C
RGBrgb(46, 194, 140)
HSLhsl(158, 62%, 47%)
HSVhsv(158, 76%, 76%)
CMYKcmyk(76%, 0%, 28%, 24%)
OKLCHoklch(72.6% 0.145 163.1)
LABlab(70.09% -49.20 15.91)
LCHlch(70.09% 51.71 162.09)

What #2EC28C 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 #2EC28C, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.9Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 6.6Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 7.94Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.66Green (Munsell)#00A877ΔE 9.4Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 9.75

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

#2EC28C Channel Values

How #2EC28C 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 1408-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 158° · S 62% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 158° · S 76% · V 76%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 76% · M 0% · Y 28% · K 24%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.28:1 vs white · 9.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2EC28C 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 text9.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2EC28C in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2EC28C

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2EC28C; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2EC28C
Complementary
#C22E64
Analogous
#2EC241
Analogous
#2EAEC2
Triadic
#8C2EC2
Triadic
#C28C2E
Split comp.
#C22EAE
Split comp.
#C2412E

Tints & Shades of #2EC28C

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

#41D29D
#62DAAE
#7FE1BD
#9CE8CC
#B9EFDB
#DAF6EC

Shades

#28A97A
#229168
#1C7856
#155B41
#104230
#0A291E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2EC28C.

How #2EC28C 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#2EC28C
Protanopia#B3B38D
Protanomaly#91B98C
Deuteranopia#A4A48F
Deuteranomaly#85B18E
Tritanopia#47BCBC
Tritanomaly#3EBFAB
Achromatopsia#ACACAC

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2EC28C in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ec28c: #2EC28C;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2EC28C;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ec28c': '#2EC28C' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.180, green: 0.761, blue: 0.549)
Android XML<color name="color_2ec28c">#2EC28C</color>
SVG fillfill="#2EC28C"

More Green Colors

#2EC28C sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2EC28C Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2EC28C?

#2EC28C is a mid-tone green — rgb(46, 194, 140) in RGB and hsl(158, 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 5.9.

What is the RGB value of #2EC28C?

#2EC28C is rgb(46, 194, 140) — red 46, green 194, and blue 140 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2EC28C?

#2EC28C converts to approximately cmyk(76%, 0%, 28%, 24%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2EC28C be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2EC28C scores 2.28:1 against white and 9.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2EC28C as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2EC28C 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 9.75, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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