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#2FCA8F Color

#2FCA8F is rgb(47, 202, 143) in RGB, hsl(157, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 29%, 21%) 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 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FCA8F
HEX#2FCA8F
RGBrgb(47, 202, 143)
HSLhsl(157, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(157, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 29%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(74.7% 0.152 162)
LABlab(72.65% -51.36 17.83)
LCHlch(72.65% 54.36 160.86)

What #2FCA8F 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 #2FCA8F, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 5.26Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.41Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 10.28Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 10.58Medium Sea Green#3CB371ΔE 10.9Green (Crayola)#1CAC78ΔE 11.21

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

#2FCA8F Channel Values

How #2FCA8F 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 1438-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 157° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 157° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 29% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.11:1 vs white · 9.97:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FCA8F 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 text2.11:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text9.97:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FCA8F in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FCA8F

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FCA8F; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FCA8F
Complementary
#CA2F6B
Analogous
#2FCA42
Analogous
#2FB8CA
Triadic
#8F2FCA
Triadic
#CA8F2F
Split comp.
#CA2FB8
Split comp.
#CA422F

Tints & Shades of #2FCA8F

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

#49D49F
#66DBAE
#83E2BE
#A0E9CD
#BDEFDC
#DAF6EB

Shades

#2AB27E
#239569
#1D7C58
#165F43
#104632
#0A291D

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FCA8F.

How #2FCA8F 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#2FCA8F
Protanopia#BBBB90
Protanomaly#97C18F
Deuteranopia#ABAB93
Deuteranomaly#8AB891
Tritanopia#4AC4C4
Tritanomaly#41C6B1
Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FCA8F in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2fca8f: #2FCA8F;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FCA8F;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2fca8f': '#2FCA8F' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.792, blue: 0.561)
Android XML<color name="color_2fca8f">#2FCA8F</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FCA8F"

More Green Colors

#2FCA8F sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2FCA8F Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FCA8F?

#2FCA8F is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 202, 143) in RGB and hsl(157, 62%, 49%) 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 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #2FCA8F?

#2FCA8F is rgb(47, 202, 143) — red 47, green 202, and blue 143 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FCA8F?

#2FCA8F converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 29%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FCA8F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FCA8F scores 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FCA8F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FCA8F 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 10.9, which is visibly different.

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