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#2fd608

a dark, electric green · neutral · closest name: Lime Green

RGB
47, 214, 8
HSL
109°, 93%, 44%
CMYK
78, 0, 96, 16
Luminance
0.4872

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fd608 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fd608
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
44%
dark
Brightness
84%
HSV value
Perceived
65%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.4872
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
10.74:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 3.3
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness44%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool58% cool

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

Every format

HEX#2fd608
RGBrgb(47, 214, 8)
HSLhsl(109, 93%, 44%)
CMYKcmyk(78%, 0%, 96%, 16%)
LABlab(75.3 -71.9 72.6)
LCHlch(75.3 102.2 134.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.763 0.251 141.4)
Decimal3134984
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.839 0.031)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fd608;
background-color: #2fd608;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fd608] bg-[#2fd608]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fd608;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.839, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fd608")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FD608)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(8, 214, 47)

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 #2fd608 · 10.74:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.95:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 10.74:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fd608 as text scores 1.95:1 on white and 10.74:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fd608 on white: 1.95:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fd608 on black: 10.74:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #DBC100
deuteranopia · #CAB531
tritanopia · #00CFB6

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fd608 is pinned to step 700; the rest hold its hue and let saturation ease off at the extremes so the pale end never turns neon.

#F4FDF2
#E9FBE4
#CDF9C2
#A7FB93
#7AF95D
#4EF727
#34EC09
#2fd608
#239D06
#1D7109
#124706
Base = 700Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF2Darkest = 950 · #124706
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E9FBE4;
  --brand-200: #CDF9C2;
  --brand-300: #A7FB93;
  --brand-400: #7AF95D;
  --brand-500: #4EF727;
  --brand-600: #34EC09;
  --brand-700: #2fd608;
  --brand-800: #239D06;
  --brand-900: #1D7109;
  --brand-950: #124706;
  --brand: #2fd608;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fd608

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#C8EDC0
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#5A9B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#7C04DA
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1B7B05
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#EBFEE6
Selected rows, tints
Dark surface#172414
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 #2fd608

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
  • Headers, footers and dark-mode surfaces
  • 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
  • Black text placed on it
  • 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#AF08D6
Analogous left#96D608
Analogous right#08D648
Split-complement 1#4808D6
Split-complement 2#D60896
Triadic 1#082FD6
Triadic 2#D6082F
Tetradic#0896D6

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green83.9%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.3%
Key (black)16.1%

Color previews

#2fd608 text on a black background

contrast 10.74:1

Card sample

#2fd608 text on a white background

contrast 1.95:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2fd608;
Background color
Panel with #2fd608 background
background-color: #2fd608;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2fd608;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 214, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 214, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fd608;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fd608, #08D66A);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fd608

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.

#2fd608 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.

#2fd608, answered

What color is #2fd608?

#2fd608 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 3.3). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 44% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #2fd608?

rgb(47, 214, 8) — 47 red, 214 green and 8 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 83.9% / 3.1% by channel.

Is #2fd608 a light or a dark color?

It is a mid-tone. Relative luminance is 0.4872 and perceived brightness is 65%, so black text on it reaches 10.74:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fd608?

Black. It scores 10.74:1 against #2fd608, versus 1.95:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fd608?

#AF08D6 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4808D6 and #D60896, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fd608?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C8EDC0 for borders, #5A9B4B for secondary text, #7C04DA as an accent and #1B7B05 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #96D608 and #08D648 stays calm, while #AF08D6 is the loudest partner.

What is #2fd608 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(78%, 0%, 96%, 16%). 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 #2fd608 warm or cool?

Neutral — it scores 58 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #7BD608; nudged cooler, #06D82B.

Work with #2fd608 in the Color Lab