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#2cfb50

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

RGB
44, 251, 80
HSL
130°, 96%, 58%
CMYK
83, 0, 68, 2
Luminance
0.7011

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2cfb50 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2cfb50
Hue
130°
green
Saturation
96%
electric
Lightness
58%
balanced
Brightness
98%
HSV value
Perceived
77%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.7011
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
67/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
15.02:1
Closest name
Lime
ΔE2000 3.8
Where it sits
Hue130° of 360°
Saturation96%
Lightness58%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool67% 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#2cfb50
RGBrgb(44, 251, 80)
HSLhsl(130, 96%, 58%)
CMYKcmyk(83%, 0%, 68%, 2%)
LABlab(87.0 -79.2 65.6)
LCHlch(87.0 102.8 140.4)
OKLCHoklch(0.862 0.261 144.8)
Decimal2947920
Display P3color(display-p3 0.173 0.984 0.314)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2cfb50;
background-color: #2cfb50;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2cfb50] bg-[#2cfb50]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2cfb50;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.173, green: 0.984, blue: 0.314)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2cfb50")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2CFB50)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(80, 251, 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 #2cfb50 · 15.02:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.40:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 15.02:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2cfb50 as text scores 1.40:1 on white and 15.02:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2cfb50 on white: 1.40:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2cfb50 on black: 15.02:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #FFE337
deuteranopia · #EAD461
tritanopia · #00F4D9

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2cfb50 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.

#F1FDF3
#E4FCE8
#C1FACB
#91FDA4
#5AFC76
#2cfb50
#05F02D
#04C826
#03A01E
#07731A
#044810
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F1FDF3Darkest = 950 · #044810
:root {
  --brand-50: #F1FDF3;
  --brand-100: #E4FCE8;
  --brand-200: #C1FACB;
  --brand-300: #91FDA4;
  --brand-400: #5AFC76;
  --brand-500: #2cfb50;
  --brand-600: #05F02D;
  --brand-700: #04C826;
  --brand-800: #03A01E;
  --brand-900: #07731A;
  --brand-950: #044810;
  --brand: #2cfb50;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2cfb50

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#F4FAF5
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDC8
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B59
Captions on the surface
Accent#EE28FF
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#027D18
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E6FFEA
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 #2cfb50

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#FB2CD7
Analogous left#6FFB2C
Analogous right#2CFBB7
Split-complement 1#B72CFB
Split-complement 2#FB2C6F
Triadic 1#502CFB
Triadic 2#FB502C
Tetradic#2C6FFB

RGB percentages

Red17.3%
Green98.4%
Blue31.4%

CMYK percentages

Cyan82.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow68.1%
Key (black)1.6%

Color previews

#2cfb50 text on a black background

contrast 15.02:1

Card sample

#2cfb50 text on a white background

contrast 1.40:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2cfb50;
Background color
Panel with #2cfb50 background
background-color: #2cfb50;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2cfb50;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(44, 251, 80, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(44, 251, 80, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2cfb50;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2cfb50, #2CFBDA);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2cfb50

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.

#2cfb50 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.

#2cfb50, answered

What color is #2cfb50?

#2cfb50 is a balanced electric green, closest to Lime (ΔE2000 3.8). It sits at 130° on the hue wheel with 96% saturation and 58% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2cfb50?

rgb(44, 251, 80) — 44 red, 251 green and 80 blue out of 255, or 17.3% / 98.4% / 31.4% by channel.

Is #2cfb50 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.7011 and perceived brightness is 77%, so black text on it reaches 15.02:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2cfb50?

Black. It scores 15.02:1 against #2cfb50, versus 1.40:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2cfb50?

#FB2CD7 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #B72CFB and #FB2C6F, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2cfb50?

For interface work: #F4FAF5 as the surface, #C0EDC8 for borders, #4B9B59 for secondary text, #EE28FF as an accent and #027D18 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #6FFB2C and #2CFBB7 stays calm, while #FB2CD7 is the loudest partner.

What is #2cfb50 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(83%, 0%, 68%, 2%). 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 #2cfb50 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 67 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #54FB2C; nudged cooler, #2AFD9C.

Work with #2cfb50 in the Color Lab