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#2cd810

a balanced, electric green · cool · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
44, 216, 16
HSL
112°, 86%, 46%
CMYK
80, 0, 93, 15
Luminance
0.4968

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2cd810 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2cd810
Hue
112°
green
Saturation
86%
electric
Lightness
46%
balanced
Brightness
85%
HSV value
Perceived
66%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4968
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
59/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.94:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 3.5
Where it sits
Hue112° of 360°
Saturation86%
Lightness46%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool59% cool

Reads cool. Warm and cool siblings keep the same lightness, so you can swap one in without redoing your contrast maths.

Every format

HEX#2cd810
RGBrgb(44, 216, 16)
HSLhsl(112, 86%, 46%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 93%, 15%)
LABlab(75.9 -72.7 72.2)
LCHlch(75.9 102.5 135.2)
OKLCHoklch(0.768 0.253 141.7)
Decimal2938896
Display P3color(display-p3 0.173 0.847 0.063)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cd810;
background-color: #2cd810;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cd810] bg-[#2cd810]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cd810;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.847, blue: 0.063)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cd810")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2CD810)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(16, 216, 44)

Best text color

Only one of black and white can be right. This is the one, with the number that proves it.

Readable at a glance#000000 on #2cd810 · 10.94:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.92:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.94:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2cd810 as text scores 1.92:1 on white and 10.94:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cd810 on white: 1.92:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cd810 on black: 10.94:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DDC300
deuteranopia · #CBB634
tritanopia · #00D1B8

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2cd810 is pinned to step 600; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FDF2
#E8FAE5
#CCF7C5
#A4F797
#77F362
#49F02E
#2cd810
#27BE0E
#1F980B
#1A6E0D
#104508
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF2Darkest = 950 · #104508
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E8FAE5;
  --brand-200: #CCF7C5;
  --brand-300: #A4F797;
  --brand-400: #77F362;
  --brand-500: #49F02E;
  --brand-600: #2cd810;
  --brand-700: #27BE0E;
  --brand-800: #1F980B;
  --brand-900: #1A6E0D;
  --brand-950: #104508;
  --brand: #2cd810;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2cd810

Not a palette — a role sheet. Each swatch answers one question you will hit while building the component.

Text on it#000000
Black wins here
Surface#F5FAF4
Tinted page background
Border#C6EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#569B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8B0BDD
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#187709
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EAFDE7
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#162414
Dark-mode background
Light mode
Everything in its place

Surface, border, heading and body all derive from this one hue, so the screen stays coherent without a second palette.

Primary actionSecondaryBadge
Dark mode
Same hue, inverted

Lightness flips, hue holds. The accent stays the anchor in both themes.

Primary actionSecondaryAccent

How to use #2cd810

Derived from its contrast, chroma and lightness — not from taste.

Works well for
  • Text and icons on dark surfaces
  • Primary buttons and calls to action
  • Focus rings, active and selected states
  • Brand accents, badges and data highlights
Use with care
  • Text of any size on white — fails WCAG AA
  • Full-page backgrounds — tiring over long sessions
  • Pairing with a same-lightness hue — edges vibrate

Similar colors

One move away from this hex in each direction. Every swatch is its own page.

Color relationships

The wheel positions with their names attached, so you can grab the one you actually need.

Complementary#BC10D8
Analogous left#90D810
Analogous right#10D858
Split-complement 1#5810D8
Split-complement 2#D81090
Triadic 1#102CD8
Triadic 2#D8102C
Tetradic#1090D8

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green84.7%
Blue6.3%

CMYK percentages

Cyan79.6%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow92.6%
Key (black)15.3%

Color previews

#2cd810 text on a black background

contrast 10.94:1

Card sample

#2cd810 text on a white background

contrast 1.92:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cd810;
Background color
Panel with #2cd810 background
background-color: #2cd810;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cd810;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 216, 16, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 216, 16, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cd810;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cd810, #10D879);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cd810

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Ranked with CIEDE2000 across all 139 CSS keywords. Under ΔE 2 the eye stops telling them apart; over ΔE 10 they are plainly different colors.

#2cd810 in the real world

Where a color in this family tends to land, and the interface roles it is usually asked to play.

Industries
SustainabilityFinanceHealth and wellnessAgriculture
Common UI roles
ButtonsLinksFocus statesCharts
Print note

Sits outside most CMYK gamuts — expect a duller press result, or specify a spot ink.

#2cd810, answered

What color is #2cd810?

#2cd810 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 3.5). It sits at 112° on the hue wheel with 86% saturation and 46% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2cd810?

rgb(44, 216, 16) — 44 red, 216 green and 16 blue out of 255, or 17.3% / 84.7% / 6.3% by channel.

Is #2cd810 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4968 and perceived brightness is 66%, so black text on it reaches 10.94:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2cd810?

Black. It scores 10.94:1 against #2cd810, versus 1.92:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2cd810?

#BC10D8 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #5810D8 and #D81090, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2cd810?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C6EDC0 for borders, #569B4B for secondary text, #8B0BDD as an accent and #187709 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #90D810 and #10D858 stays calm, while #BC10D8 is the loudest partner.

What is #2cd810 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 93%, 15%). This is a screen-to-ink approximation — a color this saturated sits outside most CMYK gamuts and will print duller than it looks here.

Is #2cd810 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 59 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #75D810; nudged cooler, #0EDA3C.

Work with #2cd810 in the Color Lab