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#2FCAA9 Color

#2FCAA9 is rgb(47, 202, 169) in RGB, hsl(167, 62%, 49%) in HSL, and about cmyk(77%, 0%, 16%, 21%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.31. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FCAA9
HEX#2FCAA9
RGBrgb(47, 202, 169)
HSLhsl(167, 62%, 49%)
HSVhsv(167, 77%, 79%)
CMYKcmyk(77%, 0%, 16%, 21%)
OKLCHoklch(75.4% 0.133 174.3)
LABlab(73.14% -46.70 4.71)
LCHlch(73.14% 46.93 174.24)

What #2FCAA9 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 #2FCAA9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Eucalyptus#44D7A8ΔE 8.31Mountain Meadow#30BA8FΔE 8.39Medium Aquamarine#66CDAAΔE 9.78Caribbean Green#00CC99ΔE 10.67Jungle Green#29AB87ΔE 11.89Turquoise#40E0D0ΔE 12.32

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

#2FCAA9 Channel Values

How #2FCAA9 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 1698-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 167° · S 62% · L 49%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 167° · S 77% · V 79%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 77% · M 0% · Y 16% · K 21%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.07:1 vs white · 10.14:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FCAA9 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 text2.07:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text10.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FCAA9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FCAA9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FCAA9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FCAA9
Complementary
#CA2F51
Analogous
#2FCA5B
Analogous
#2F9FCA
Triadic
#A92FCA
Triadic
#CAA92F
Split comp.
#CA2F9F
Split comp.
#CA5B2F

Tints & Shades of #2FCAA9

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

#49D4B6
#66DBC2
#83E2CD
#A0E9D9
#BDEFE5
#DAF6F0

Shades

#2AB294
#23957C
#1D7C67
#165F4F
#10463B
#0A2922

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FCAA9.

How #2FCAA9 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#2FCAA9
Protanopia#BBBBA9
Protanomaly#97C1A9
Deuteranopia#ABABAC
Deuteranomaly#8AB8AB
Tritanopia#41C6C6
Tritanomaly#3BC8BB
Achromatopsia#B4B4B4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FCAA9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2fcaa9: #2FCAA9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FCAA9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2fcaa9': '#2FCAA9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.792, blue: 0.663)
Android XML<color name="color_2fcaa9">#2FCAA9</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FCAA9"

More Green Colors

#2FCAA9 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2FCAA9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FCAA9?

#2FCAA9 is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 202, 169) in RGB and hsl(167, 62%, 49%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Eucalyptus (#44D7A8), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.31.

What is the RGB value of #2FCAA9?

#2FCAA9 is rgb(47, 202, 169) — red 47, green 202, and blue 169 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FCAA9?

#2FCAA9 converts to approximately cmyk(77%, 0%, 16%, 21%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FCAA9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FCAA9 scores 2.07:1 against white and 10.14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FCAA9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FCAA9 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 mediumaquamarine (#66CDAA) at a CIE76 distance of 9.78, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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