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#2FCA78 Color

#2FCA78 is rgb(47, 202, 120) in RGB, hsl(148, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 41%, 21%) 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 6.39. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FCA78
HEX#2FCA78
RGBrgb(47, 202, 120)
HSLhsl(148, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(148, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 41%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.2% 0.172 154.4)
LABlab(72.30% -54.83 29.26)
LCHlch(72.30% 62.15 151.91)

What #2FCA78 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 #2FCA78, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 6.39Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 6.68GO Green#00AB66ΔE 12.17Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 12.63Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 13.26Green (Pigment)#00A550ΔE 13.7

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

#2FCA78 Channel Values

How #2FCA78 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 202 · B 1208-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 148° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 148° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 41% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.13:1 vs white · 9.84:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FCA78 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 text2.13:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.84:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FCA78 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FCA78

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FCA78; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FCA78
Complementary
#CA2F82
Analogous
#35CA2F
Analogous
#2FCAC5
Triadic
#782FCA
Triadic
#CA782F
Split comp.
#C52FCA
Split comp.
#CA2F35

Tints & Shades of #2FCA78

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

#49D48A
#66DB9D
#83E2AF
#A0E9C2
#BDEFD5
#DAF6E7

Shades

#2AB269
#239558
#1D7C49
#165F38
#10462A
#0A2918

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FCA78.

How #2FCA78 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#2FCA78
Protanopia#BBBB79
Protanomaly#97C178
Deuteranopia#ABAB7D
Deuteranomaly#8AB87B
Tritanopia#50C2C2
Tritanomaly#45C5A9
Achromatopsia#B1B1B1

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FCA78 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2fca78: #2FCA78;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FCA78;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2fca78': '#2FCA78' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.792, blue: 0.471)
Android XML<color name="color_2fca78">#2FCA78</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FCA78"

More Green Colors

#2FCA78 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2FCA78 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FCA78?

#2FCA78 is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 202, 120) in RGB and hsl(148, 62%, 49%) 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 6.39.

What is the RGB value of #2FCA78?

#2FCA78 is rgb(47, 202, 120) — red 47, green 202, and blue 120 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FCA78?

#2FCA78 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 41%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FCA78 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FCA78 scores 2.13:1 against white and 9.84:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FCA78 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FCA78 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 12.63, which is visibly different.

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