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#2FB16E Color

#2FB16E is rgb(47, 177, 110) in RGB, hsl(149, 58%, 44%) in HSL, and about cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 2.18. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FB16E
HEX#2FB16E
RGBrgb(47, 177, 110)
HSLhsl(149, 58%, 44%)
HSVhsv(149, 73%, 69%)
CMYKcmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 31%)
OKLCHoklch(67.5% 0.149 155.6)
LABlab(64.24% -47.91 23.94)
LCHlch(64.24% 53.56 153.45)

What #2FB16E 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 #2FB16E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 2.18GO Green#00AB66ΔE 4.22Green Frog#00A86BΔE 4.93Shamrock Green#009E60ΔE 7.18Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 8Green (NCS)#009F6BΔE 9.68

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

#2FB16E Channel Values

How #2FB16E 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 47 · G 177 · B 1108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 149° · S 58% · L 44%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 149° · S 73% · V 69%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 73% · M 0% · Y 38% · K 31%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.75:1 vs white · 7.63:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FB16E 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 text2.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FB16E in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FB16E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FB16E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FB16E
Complementary
#B12F72
Analogous
#31B12F
Analogous
#2FB1AF
Triadic
#6E2FB1
Triadic
#B16E2F
Split comp.
#AF2FB1
Split comp.
#B12F31

Tints & Shades of #2FB16E

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

#3ECC82
#5AD394
#7ADCA9
#9AE4BE
#BBEDD3
#D7F4E5

Shades

#29995F
#238553
#1D6D44
#165535
#103C26
#0B2819

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FB16E.

How #2FB16E 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#2FB16E
Protanopia#A4A46F
Protanomaly#85A96E
Deuteranopia#969672
Deuteranomaly#7AA170
Tritanopia#48AAAA
Tritanomaly#3FAD96
Achromatopsia#9C9C9C

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FB16E in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2fb16e: #2FB16E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FB16E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2fb16e': '#2FB16E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.694, blue: 0.431)
Android XML<color name="color_2fb16e">#2FB16E</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FB16E"

More Green Colors

#2FB16E sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2FB16E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FB16E?

#2FB16E is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 177, 110) in RGB and hsl(149, 58%, 44%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Sea Green (#3CB371), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 2.18.

What is the RGB value of #2FB16E?

#2FB16E is rgb(47, 177, 110) — red 47, green 177, and blue 110 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FB16E?

#2FB16E converts to approximately cmyk(73%, 0%, 38%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FB16E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FB16E scores 2.75:1 against white and 7.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FB16E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FB16E 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 2.18, which is below the threshold most people can see.

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