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#2df27c

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

RGB
45, 242, 124
HSL
144°, 88%, 56%
CMYK
81, 0, 49, 5
Luminance
0.6552

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2df27c is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2df27c
Hue
144°
green
Saturation
88%
electric
Lightness
56%
balanced
Brightness
95%
HSV value
Perceived
75%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6552
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
73/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
14.10:1
Closest name
Spring Green
ΔE2000 2.8
Where it sits
Hue144° of 360°
Saturation88%
Lightness56%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool73% 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#2df27c
RGBrgb(45, 242, 124)
HSLhsl(144, 88%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(81%, 0%, 49%, 5%)
LABlab(84.8 -70.9 43.9)
LCHlch(84.8 83.4 148.3)
OKLCHoklch(0.845 0.218 150.7)
Decimal3011196
Display P3color(display-p3 0.176 0.949 0.486)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2df27c;
background-color: #2df27c;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2df27c] bg-[#2df27c]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2df27c;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.176, green: 0.949, blue: 0.486)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2df27c")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2DF27C)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(124, 242, 45)

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 #2df27c · 14.10:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.49:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 14.10:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2df27c as text scores 1.49:1 on white and 14.10:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2df27c on white: 1.49:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2df27c on black: 14.10:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #F3DD72
deuteranopia · #DECE85
tritanopia · #00EED6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2df27c 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.

#F2FDF6
#E5FAEE
#C4F8D9
#95F8BD
#61F59C
#2df27c
#0EE665
#0CC054
#0A9A43
#0B6F33
#074520
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FDF6Darkest = 950 · #074520
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FDF6;
  --brand-100: #E5FAEE;
  --brand-200: #C4F8D9;
  --brand-300: #95F8BD;
  --brand-400: #61F59C;
  --brand-500: #2df27c;
  --brand-600: #0EE665;
  --brand-700: #0CC054;
  --brand-800: #0A9A43;
  --brand-900: #0B6F33;
  --brand-950: #074520;
  --brand: #2df27c;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2df27c

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#F4FAF7
Tinted page background
Border#C0EDD2
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B6B
Captions on the surface
Accent#F629D7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#077835
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E7FEF0
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#14241A
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 #2df27c

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#F22DA3
Analogous left#41F22D
Analogous right#2DF2DF
Split-complement 1#DF2DF2
Split-complement 2#F22D41
Triadic 1#7C2DF2
Triadic 2#F27C2D
Tetradic#2D41F2

RGB percentages

Red17.6%
Green94.9%
Blue48.6%

CMYK percentages

Cyan81.4%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow48.8%
Key (black)5.1%

Color previews

#2df27c text on a black background

contrast 14.10:1

Card sample

#2df27c text on a white background

contrast 1.49:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2df27c;
Background color
Panel with #2df27c background
background-color: #2df27c;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2df27c;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(45, 242, 124, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(45, 242, 124, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2df27c;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2df27c, #2DE5F2);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2df27c

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.

#2df27c 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.

#2df27c, answered

What color is #2df27c?

#2df27c is a balanced electric green, closest to Spring Green (ΔE2000 2.8). It sits at 144° on the hue wheel with 88% saturation and 56% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2df27c?

rgb(45, 242, 124) — 45 red, 242 green and 124 blue out of 255, or 17.6% / 94.9% / 48.6% by channel.

Is #2df27c a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6552 and perceived brightness is 75%, so black text on it reaches 14.10:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2df27c?

Black. It scores 14.10:1 against #2df27c, versus 1.49:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2df27c?

#F22DA3 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #DF2DF2 and #F22D41, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2df27c?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD2 for borders, #4B9B6B for secondary text, #F629D7 as an accent and #077835 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #41F22D and #2DF2DF stays calm, while #F22DA3 is the loudest partner.

What is #2df27c in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(81%, 0%, 49%, 5%). 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 #2df27c warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 73 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2DF234; nudged cooler, #2BF4C6.

Work with #2df27c in the Color Lab