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#2fec77

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

RGB
47, 236, 119
HSL
143°, 83%, 56%
CMYK
80, 0, 50, 8
Luminance
0.6193

At a glance

Every number on this page in one read: what #2fec77 is made of, how bright it looks, and which way it leans.

Hex
#2fec77
Hue
143°
green
Saturation
83%
electric
Lightness
56%
balanced
Brightness
93%
HSV value
Perceived
73%
weighted brightness
Luminance
0.6193
WCAG relative
Temperature
Cool
72/100 cool
Color family
Green
Tone
Electric
Best ink
Black
13.39:1
Closest name
Spring Green
ΔE2000 4
Where it sits
Hue143° of 360°
Saturation83%
Lightness56%
Temperature
Warm ← → Cool72% 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#2fec77
RGBrgb(47, 236, 119)
HSLhsl(143, 83%, 56%)
CMYKcmyk(80%, 0%, 50%, 8%)
LABlab(82.9 -69.5 43.9)
LCHlch(82.9 82.2 147.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.829 0.215 150.3)
Decimal3140727
Display P3color(display-p3 0.184 0.925 0.467)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #2fec77;
background-color: #2fec77;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#2fec77] bg-[#2fec77]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #2fec77;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.184, green: 0.925, blue: 0.467)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#2fec77")
/* Flutter */
Color(0xFF2FEC77)
/* Python / OpenCV (BGR) */
(119, 236, 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 #2fec77 · 13.39:1
Use #000000AAA at every size.
Aa
White text · 1.57:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Aa
Black text · 13.39:1 · recommended
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass
Reading the other direction: #2fec77 as text scores 1.57:1 on white and 13.39:1 on black.

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#2fec77 on white: 1.57:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#2fec77 on black: 13.39:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia · #EDD76D
deuteranopia · #D9C880
tritanopia · #00E8D1

Color scale — 50 to 950

A Tailwind-shaped ramp built around this exact hex. #2fec77 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.

#F2FCF6
#E6FAED
#C6F6D8
#98F6BC
#65F19A
#2fec77
#14E062
#11BB52
#0E9642
#0E6C32
#09441F
Base = 500Lightest = 50 · #F2FCF6Darkest = 950 · #09441F
:root {
  --brand-50: #F2FCF6;
  --brand-100: #E6FAED;
  --brand-200: #C6F6D8;
  --brand-300: #98F6BC;
  --brand-400: #65F19A;
  --brand-500: #2fec77;
  --brand-600: #14E062;
  --brand-700: #11BB52;
  --brand-800: #0E9642;
  --brand-900: #0E6C32;
  --brand-950: #09441F;
  --brand: #2fec77;
  --brand-ink: #000000;
}

Colors that work with #2fec77

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#C0EDD1
Hairlines and dividers
Muted text#4B9B69
Captions on the surface
Accent#F12AD7
Second voice, not a rival
Dark variant#0B7533
Hover, pressed, headers
Light variant#E8FDF0
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 #2fec77

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#EC2FA4
Analogous left#45EC2F
Analogous right#2FECD6
Split-complement 1#D62FEC
Split-complement 2#EC2F45
Triadic 1#772FEC
Triadic 2#EC772F
Tetradic#2F45EC

RGB percentages

Red18.4%
Green92.5%
Blue46.7%

CMYK percentages

Cyan80.1%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow49.6%
Key (black)7.5%

Color previews

#2fec77 text on a black background

contrast 13.39:1

Card sample

#2fec77 text on a white background

contrast 1.57:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #2fec77;
Background color
Panel with #2fec77 background
background-color: #2fec77;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #2fec77;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(47, 236, 119, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(47, 236, 119, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #2fec77;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2fec77, #2FE3EC);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #2fec77

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.

#2fec77 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.

#2fec77, answered

What color is #2fec77?

#2fec77 is a balanced electric green, closest to Spring Green (ΔE2000 4). It sits at 143° on the hue wheel with 83% saturation and 56% lightness, which reads as cool.

What is the RGB value of #2fec77?

rgb(47, 236, 119) — 47 red, 236 green and 119 blue out of 255, or 18.4% / 92.5% / 46.7% by channel.

Is #2fec77 a light or a dark color?

It is a light color. Relative luminance is 0.6193 and perceived brightness is 73%, so black text on it reaches 13.39:1.

Should I use black or white text on #2fec77?

Black. It scores 13.39:1 against #2fec77, versus 1.57:1 for white — AAA at any size.

What is the complementary color of #2fec77?

#EC2FA4 sits directly opposite on the wheel. Softer options are the split-complements #D62FEC and #EC2F45, which give the same contrast with far less vibration.

What colors go well with #2fec77?

For interface work: #F4FAF7 as the surface, #C0EDD1 for borders, #4B9B69 for secondary text, #F12AD7 as an accent and #0B7533 for hover and pressed states. For a palette, the analogous pair #45EC2F and #2FECD6 stays calm, while #EC2FA4 is the loudest partner.

What is #2fec77 in CMYK for printing?

cmyk(80%, 0%, 50%, 8%). 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 #2fec77 warm or cool?

Cool — it scores 72 on a scale where 0 is the warmest orange and 100 the coolest azure. Nudged warmer it becomes #2FEC32; nudged cooler, #2DEEBE.

Work with #2fec77 in the Color Lab