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#2ce552

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

RGB
44, 229, 82
HSL
132°, 78%, 54%
CMYK
81, 0, 64, 10
Luminance
0.5718

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2ce552 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2ce552
Hue
132°
green
Saturation
78%
electric
Lightness
54%
balanced
Brightness
90%
HSV value
Perceived
70%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5718
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
68/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
12.44:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 6
Where it sits
Hue132° of 360°
Saturation78%
Lightness54%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool68% 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#2ce552
RGBrgb(44, 229, 82)
HSLhsl(132, 78%, 54%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 64%, 10%)
LABlab(80.3 -72.4 57.5)
LCHlch(80.3 92.4 141.6)
OKLCHoklch(0.806 0.236 145.6)
Decimal2942290
Display P3color(display-p3 0.173 0.898 0.322)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2ce552;
background-color: #2ce552;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2ce552] bg-[#2ce552]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2ce552;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.898, blue: 0.322)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2ce552")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2CE552)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(82, 229, 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 #2ce552 · 12.44:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.69:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 12.44:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2ce552 as text scores 1.69:1 on white and 12.44:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2ce552 on white: 1.69:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2ce552 on black: 12.44:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E9CF40
deuteranopia · #D5C25F
tritanopia · #00DFC6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2ce552 is pinned to step 500; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F3FCF5
#E6F9EA
#C7F5D0
#9BF3AD
#69ED84
#2ce552
#1BDA42
#16B637
#12912C
#116923
#0B4216
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F3FCF5Darkest = 950 · #0B4216
:root {
  --brand-50: #F3FCF5;
  --brand-100: #E6F9EA;
  --brand-200: #C7F5D0;
  --brand-300: #9BF3AD;
  --brand-400: #69ED84;
  --brand-500: #2ce552;
  --brand-600: #1BDA42;
  --brand-700: #16B637;
  --brand-800: #12912C;
  --brand-900: #116923;
  --brand-950: #0B4216;
  --brand: #2ce552;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2ce552

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#F4FAF6
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC9
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B5B
Captions on the surface
Accent#E127EA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0E7222
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FCEC
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#142417
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 #2ce552

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#E52CBF
Analogous left#62E52C
Analogous right#2CE5AE
Split-complement 1#AE2CE5
Split-complement 2#E52C62
Triadic 1#522CE5
Triadic 2#E5522C
Tetradic#2C62E5

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green89.8%
Blue32.2%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.8%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow64.2%
Key (black)10.2%

Color previews

#2ce552 text on a black background

contrast 12.44:1

Card sample

#2ce552 text on a white background

contrast 1.69:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2ce552;
Background color
Panel with #2ce552 background
background-color: #2ce552;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2ce552;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 229, 82, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 229, 82, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2ce552;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2ce552, #2CE5CD);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2ce552

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.

#2ce552 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.

#2ce552, answered

What color is #2ce552?

#2ce552 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 6). It sits at 132° on the hue wheel with 78% saturation and 54% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2ce552?

rgb(44, 229, 82) — 44 red, 229 green and 82 blue out of 255, or 17.3% / 89.8% / 32.2% by channel.

Is #2ce552 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5718 and perceived brightness is 70%, so black text on it reaches 12.44:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2ce552?

Black. It scores 12.44:1 against #2ce552, versus 1.69:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2ce552?

#E52CBF sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #AE2CE5 and #E52C62, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2ce552?

For interface work: #F4FAF6 as the surface, #C0EDC9 for borders, #4B9B5B for secondary text, #E127EA as an accent and #0E7222 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #62E52C and #2CE5AE stays calm, while #E52CBF is the loudest partner.

What is #2ce552 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 0%, 64%, 10%). 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 #2ce552 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 68 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #4AE52C; nudged cooler, #29E796.

Work with #2ce552 in the Color Lab