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#2fdb08

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

RGB
47, 219, 8
HSL
109°, 93%, 45%
CMYK
79, 0, 96, 14
Luminance
0.5128

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fdb08 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fdb08
Hue
109°
green
Saturation
93%
electric
Lightness
45%
dark
Brightness
86%
HSV value
Perceived
67%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.5128
WCAG relative
Temperature
Neutral
58/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
11.26:1
Closest name
Lime Green
ΔE2000 4.2
Where it sits
Hue109° of 360°
Saturation93%
Lightness45%
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#2fdb08
RGBrgb(47, 219, 8)
HSLhsl(109, 93%, 45%)
CMYKcmyk(79%, 0%, 96%, 14%)
LABlab(76.8 -73.4 73.8)
LCHlch(76.8 104.1 134.8)
OKLCHoklch(0.777 0.256 141.4)
Decimal3136264
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.859 0.031)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fdb08;
background-color: #2fdb08;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fdb08] bg-[#2fdb08]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fdb08;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.859, blue: 0.031)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fdb08")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FDB08)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(8, 219, 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 #2fdb08 · 11.26:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.87:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 11.26:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fdb08 as text scores 1.87:1 on white and 11.26:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fdb08 on white: 1.87:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fdb08 on black: 11.26:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #E1C500
deuteranopia · #CEB932
tritanopia · #00D4BA

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fdb08 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
#E8FBE4
#CDF9C2
#A6FB93
#7AF95D
#4DF726
#2fdb08
#2AC507
#229D06
#1C7209
#124706
Base = 600Lightest = 50 · #F4FDF2Darkest = 950 · #124706
:root {
  --brand-50: #F4FDF2;
  --brand-100: #E8FBE4;
  --brand-200: #CDF9C2;
  --brand-300: #A6FB93;
  --brand-400: #7AF95D;
  --brand-500: #4DF726;
  --brand-600: #2fdb08;
  --brand-700: #2AC507;
  --brand-800: #229D06;
  --brand-900: #1C7209;
  --brand-950: #124706;
  --brand: #2fdb08;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fdb08

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#599B4B
Captions on the surface
Accent#8003E0
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#1A7B04
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 #2fdb08

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#B408DB
Analogous left#99DB08
Analogous right#08DB4A
Split-complement 1#4A08DB
Split-complement 2#DB0899
Triadic 1#082FDB
Triadic 2#DB082F
Tetradic#0899DB

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green85.9%
Blue3.1%

CMYK percentages

Cyan78.5%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow96.3%
Key (black)14.1%

Color previews

#2fdb08 text on a black background

contrast 11.26:1

Card sample

#2fdb08 text on a white background

contrast 1.87:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2fdb08;
Background color
Panel with #2fdb08 background
background-color: #2fdb08;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2fdb08;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 219, 8, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 219, 8, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fdb08;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fdb08, #08DB6E);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fdb08

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.

#2fdb08 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.

#2fdb08, answered

What color is #2fdb08?

#2fdb08 is a dark electric green, closest to Lime Green (ΔE2000 4.2). It sits at 109° on the hue wheel with 93% saturation and 45% lightness, which reads as neutral.

What is the RGB value of #2fdb08?

rgb(47, 219, 8) — 47 red, 219 green and 8 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 85.9% / 3.1% by channel.

Is #2fdb08 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.5128 and perceived brightness is 67%, so black text on it reaches 11.26:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fdb08?

Black. It scores 11.26:1 against #2fdb08, versus 1.87:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fdb08?

#B408DB sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #4A08DB and #DB0899, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fdb08?

For interface work: #F5FAF4 as the surface, #C8EDC0 for borders, #599B4B for secondary text, #8003E0 as an accent and #1A7B04 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #99DB08 and #08DB4A stays calm, while #B408DB is the loudest partner.

What is #2fdb08 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(79%, 0%, 96%, 14%). 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 #2fdb08 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 #7CDB08; nudged cooler, #06DD2D.

Work with #2fdb08 in the Color Lab