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#2FCA87 Color

#2FCA87 is rgb(47, 202, 135) in RGB, hsl(154, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 33%, 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 8.84. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FCA87
HEX#2FCA87
RGBrgb(47, 202, 135)
HSLhsl(154, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(154, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 33%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.5% 0.159 159.1)
LABlab(72.52% -52.64 21.84)
LCHlch(72.52% 56.99 157.47)

What #2FCA87 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 #2FCA87, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Emerald#50C878ΔE 8.84Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 8.88Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.06GO Green#00AB66ΔE 11.32Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.76Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 12.14

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

#2FCA87 Channel Values

How #2FCA87 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 1358-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 154° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 154° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 33% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.12:1 vs white · 9.92:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FCA87 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 text2.12:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.92:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FCA87 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FCA87

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FCA87; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FCA87
Complementary
#CA2F73
Analogous
#2FCA3A
Analogous
#2FC0CA
Triadic
#872FCA
Triadic
#CA872F
Split comp.
#CA2FC0
Split comp.
#CA3A2F

Tints & Shades of #2FCA87

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

#49D498
#66DBA8
#83E2B9
#A0E9C9
#BDEFDA
#DAF6EA

Shades

#2AB277
#239563
#1D7C53
#165F3F
#10462F
#0A291C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FCA87.

How #2FCA87 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#2FCA87
Protanopia#BBBB88
Protanomaly#97C187
Deuteranopia#ABAB8B
Deuteranomaly#8AB889
Tritanopia#4CC3C3
Tritanomaly#42C6AE
Achromatopsia#B2B2B2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FCA87 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2fca87: #2FCA87;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FCA87;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2fca87': '#2FCA87' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.792, blue: 0.529)
Android XML<color name="color_2fca87">#2FCA87</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FCA87"

More Green Colors

#2FCA87 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#2FCA87 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FCA87?

#2FCA87 is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 202, 135) in RGB and hsl(154, 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 8.84.

What is the RGB value of #2FCA87?

#2FCA87 is rgb(47, 202, 135) — red 47, green 202, and blue 135 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FCA87?

#2FCA87 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 33%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FCA87 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FCA87 scores 2.12:1 against white and 9.92:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FCA87 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FCA87 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 10.06, which is visibly different.

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