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#2FF9A5 Color

#2FF9A5 is rgb(47, 249, 165) in RGB, hsl(155, 94%, 58%) in HSL, and about cmyk(81%, 0%, 34%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.72. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#2FF9A5
HEX#2FF9A5
RGBrgb(47, 249, 165)
HSLhsl(155, 94%, 58%)
HSVhsv(155, 81%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 34%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(87% 0.191 158.9)
LABlab(87.40% -63.37 26.44)
LCHlch(87.40% 68.67 157.36)

What #2FF9A5 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 #2FF9A5, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Medium Spring Green#00FA9AΔE 6.72Technobotanica#00FFBFΔE 10.71Android Green#3DDC84ΔE 11.95Very Light Malachite Green#64E986ΔE 14.49Spearmint#4FE7B0ΔE 17.44Olo#01FFCDΔE 17.62

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

#2FF9A5 Channel Values

How #2FF9A5 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 249 · B 1658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 155° · S 94% · L 58%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 155° · S 81% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 81% · M 0% · Y 34% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.21:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #2FF9A5 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.21:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #2FF9A5 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #2FF9A5

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #2FF9A5; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#2FF9A5
Complementary
#F92F83
Analogous
#2FF940
Analogous
#2FE8F9
Triadic
#A52FF9
Triadic
#F9A52F
Split comp.
#F92FE8
Split comp.
#F9402F

Tints & Shades of #2FF9A5

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

#4DF9B2
#66FABC
#83FBC9
#A1FCD6
#BFFDE3
#D7FEEE

Shades

#08F793
#07D57F
#05AD67
#048650
#035E38
#023B23

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #2FF9A5.

How #2FF9A5 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#2FF9A5
Protanopia#E6E6A6
Protanomaly#B9EEA5
Deuteranopia#D2D2AA
Deuteranomaly#A9E3A8
Tritanopia#5AF0F0
Tritanomaly#4CF4D6
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #2FF9A5 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-2ff9a5: #2FF9A5;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #2FF9A5;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-2ff9a5': '#2FF9A5' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.184, green: 0.976, blue: 0.647)
Android XML<color name="color_2ff9a5">#2FF9A5</color>
SVG fillfill="#2FF9A5"

More Green Colors

#2FF9A5 sits in the green family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000200fdfff5001f00f7fee7002400f7fbf5002c22f5fffa002e00f5fff5003300f0fff000800000db870d542b20483f33cc6646c3995ea50072863991e0b7a3f5d8bcd7bcd1ffed

#2FF9A5 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #2FF9A5?

#2FF9A5 is a mid-tone green — rgb(47, 249, 165) in RGB and hsl(155, 94%, 58%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Medium Spring Green (#00FA9A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.72.

What is the RGB value of #2FF9A5?

#2FF9A5 is rgb(47, 249, 165) — red 47, green 249, and blue 165 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #2FF9A5?

#2FF9A5 converts to approximately cmyk(81%, 0%, 34%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #2FF9A5 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #2FF9A5 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.21:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #2FF9A5 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #2FF9A5 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 mediumspringgreen (#00FA9A) at a CIE76 distance of 6.72, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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Keep exploring: every green in the color library, the guide to shades of green, or the full color library.